Pemaknaan Kematian pada Lansia
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This study aims to explore the meaning of death among the elderly. The method used in this study is qualitative research by interviewing the elders. After obtaining the interview data, the researcher analyzed it using thematic analysis method. The subjects who participated in this study were six elderly people aged 71-88 years who lived with their families. All subjects in this study were taken from a Christian community. In addition, the elderly selected also had a Chinese ethnic background. This study has particular urgency as it explores elderly individuals from the Chinese Christian ethnic background in Yogyakarta. The findings of this study are divided into three major themes, which was the experience of death, the meaning of death, and coping towards meaning. The experiences of death in this study included the loss of loved ones, illness in old age, and the taboo of discussing death. Meanwhile, the meaning of death was divided into five major categories: death as uncontrollable event, death as separation, death as painful and troublesome for family, and death as relief. Each theme will be further divided into more specific meanings. Finally, the coping mechanisms that appear in response to the meaning are preparing oneself and surrendering to God, praying, continuing life through a new generation, and planning for future death.
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