%0 Journal Article
%T Community Nurses¡¯ Experiences Regarding the Meaning and Promotion of Healthy Aging in Northeastern Thailand
%A Margareta Asp
%A Pornpun Manasatchakun
%A Tassana Choowattanapakorn
%A £¿sa Roxberg
%J Journal of Holistic Nursing
%@ 1552-5724
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0898010116688126
%X Purpose: Describe community nurses¡¯ experiences regarding the meaning and promotion of healthy aging in northeastern Thailand. Method: Data were collected through five focus group interviews with 36 community nurses in northeastern Thailand. Latent content analysis was conducted to analyze the data. Findings: Healthy aging was characterized by the interconnection of older persons, older persons¡¯ family members, and the community. Healthy aging was associated with two themes: ¡°being strong¡± and ¡°being a supporter and feeling supported.¡± The nurses¡¯ experiences in promoting healthy aging were described by the themes ¡°providing health assessment,¡± ¡°sharing knowledge,¡± and ¡°having limited resources.¡± Conclusions: The findings of this study provide a deeper understanding of the meaning of healthy aging from a holistic viewpoint. Community nurses must pay attention to older persons and their surroundings when planning how to promote healthy aging. Person-centeredness should be applied in practice to promote healthy aging. The current findings contribute useful information that should help policy makers develop healthy aging strategies in Thailand
%K healthy aging
%K health promotion
%K holistic care
%K older people
%K person-centeredness
%K qualitative research
%K Thai nurses
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0898010116688126