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Tornstam, L., Tornqvist, M., 2000, Nursing
staff's interpretations of "Gerotranscendental Behavior" in the Elderly,
Journal of Aging and Identity 5(1):15-29.
Abstract
From the theory of gerotranscendence, certain so-called "gerotranscendental
behaviors" have been derived, e.g. changes in the perception of time and more
time spent in solitude. In order to find out if staff members working with the
elderly notice such behaviors and if so how they interpret them, we have in
this qualitative study presented a number of care givers with descriptions of
specific behaviors, for example, the transcendence of time. When such behaviors
were recognized, we have deconstructed the staff members' interpretations of
them. A common denominator in the interpretations of "gerotranscendental behaviors"
is that they are constructed within the perspective of either a pathology- or
an activity-oriented theory. In the first case, the behavior is understood as
a symptom of, for example, dementia. In the second case, the behavior is regarded
as a negative consequence of inactivity. If the inherently positive developmental
perspective provided by the theory of gerotranscendence is not to be lost, staff
members apparently need access to new frames of reference.
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