Everyday Life Experiences Viewed Positively by Older Adults Living

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  • 避難指示解除地域に暮らす高齢者が肯定的感情を抱く日常生活での経験
  • ヒナン シジ カイジョ チイキ ニ クラス コウレイシャ ガ コウテイテキ カンジョウ オ ダク ニチジョウ セイカツ デ ノ ケイケン

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<p>This study investigated the everyday life experiences viewed positively by older adults, who returned to live in areas where an evacuation order was lifted following a long-term evacuation because of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 older adults, and the data obtained were subjected to a qualitative descriptive analysis. The results revealed the following eight categories of everyday life experiences viewed positively by older adults in areas with a lifted evacuation order: “a life in one’s home that brings about the realization of how good one’s hometown is,” “feeling deep emotion in a life in one’s original home that carries on the wishes of its family members and ancestors,” “having a good time together with family members who live together or separately, is a time filled with the joy of being able to be together,” “exchanges in which one feels a bond with friends who have had the same experience of evacuating from their towns,” “activities that bring joy to oneself and others,” “feeling a sense of relief in seeing the number of people living in the town increase,” “interactions with members of younger generations who give hope for the future,” and “a fulfilling life where one can live sufficiently through one’s own efforts.” These findings suggest that the older adults’ fulfillment of their roles in relation to their families and ancestors in their original homes, and their close interactions with younger generations constituted experiences that were positively viewed by them.</p>

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