Juxtapositioning Geriatrics and Art: The Essence of Caring,Carer, and Cared-for in Films |
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Authors: | Allan B. de Guzman Bobbie Jo H. Carungcong Jasper Q. Castillo Joyce Anne A. Castillo Jenelyn S. Castro |
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Affiliation: | 1. Center for Educational Research and Development , The Graduate School, College of Education, College of Nursing, University of Santo Tomas , Manila, The Philippines doc_allan@yahoo.com;3. Colege of Nursing, University of Santo Tomas , Manila, The Philippines |
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Abstract: | The need to revolutionize geriatric nursing is dawning. However, there is a negative view regarding this nursing field. The dearth of literature on the use of theatrical films to surface universal realities in a care-driven profession has led to this attempt of bringing to reality the essences of caring, carer, and cared-for and their interactions with each other. This paper presents an innovation of selecting a film (Away From Her) to surface the essences, or lebenswelt, of three universal realities: caring, carer, and cared-for. Content analysis and appreciative inquiry were utilized to achieve the objectives of this study. This bold attempt to tap the field of art, particularly films, has led to the genesis of three themes that resulted from the interaction of the objects under study. The C3 (Carer-Caring-Cared-for) Interaction Model crystallizes the nexus between and among living, learning, and loving in geriatric practice. |
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