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The Art of Not Stopping: Grit Among the Breadwinner Senior Citizens in Pilar, Bataan Villazor, Jayvie
Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research Vol 7 No 1 (2025): Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research
Publisher : GLOBAL HEALTH SCIENCE GROUP

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37287/ijghr.v7i1.4400

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Approximately fifty percent of elderly individuals in the Philippines are currently employed. A significant number of them are exposed to health hazards and have a low socioeconomic level despite having worked for a considerable number of years. The current study aims to provide a detailed account and analysis of the core essence of the experience of breadwinner senior citizens as they strive to maintain their grit for numerous years. The findings revealed four themes, or 4K of grit, namely: keep on, keep at, keep up, and keep growing. Each theme generated subthemes that further elaborated on the experiences of breadwinner senior citizens. Keep on is divided into five subthemes: familial’s sake, financial autonomy, fortitude in the past, and founding leisure. Keep at is divided into two themes, namely the personification of aging and perceived hardships. Meanwhile, the keep-up had four subthemes: guarding the mind, being God-centered, getting support, and having greater focus in the body. Lastly, the keep growing is composed of two themes the steadfastness in work and senescence’s’ joy. While the participants have shown resilience in the face of several challenges, it is strongly recommended that local government agencies improve and closely supervise the current program and activities aimed at addressing the financial difficulties as well as the physical and mental difficulties of the breadwinner senior citizens. More so, the said research will add additional fund of knowledge in the field of gerontology and psychology in the Philippines.
Two Sides, Same Coin: Posttraumatic Growth Among Selected Nurses with History of Covid-19 Virus in Bataan, Philippines Magpantay, Ronnel; Villazor, Jayvie
Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research Vol 7 No 1 (2025): Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research
Publisher : GLOBAL HEALTH SCIENCE GROUP

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37287/ijghr.v7i1.4507

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Over the past three years, the pandemic has substantially altered the field of healthcare. Consequently, the general well-being of nurses was negatively impacted as a result of this change. It affects both their professional and personal lives, specifically their psychological, social, and physical sequelae. However, positive transformation, also known as posttraumatic growth, is possible. In the current study, the objective is to provide an account and analysis of the essence of the experience of posttraumatic growth among nurses after being exposed to COVID-19 during the pandemic. Twelve participants from Bataan, Philippines, were interviewed in person using a semi-structured interview format based on descriptive phenomenology. The study's findings unveiled three distinct themes, each of which possesses its own complementary opposition. One of the dichotomies is referred to as "heads," while the other is known as "tails" to represent the idea of "two sides of the same coin." The three dichotomies are spirituality vs. uncertainty, affinity vs. incompatibility, and prosperity vs. adversity. The findings will provide mental health providers with guidance regarding the causes and conditions that promote posttraumatic growth. Furthermore, the aforementioned research will contribute valuable insights into the areas of nursing, clinical psychology, and positive psychology in the Philippines.