[A phenomenological study on the restoration experience for suicide ideation of Korean elders].

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to understand and analyze the experience of restoration among Korean elders with suicide ideation. METHODS A phenomenological research method guided data collection and analysis. A total of five elders having had suicide ideation participated. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews. All interviews were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. Coding was used to establish different concepts and categories. RESULTS As the results of analysis, the following three constituents have been found as a retrospective focus based on the primary suicide ideation: expanding their view and facing reality, reconstructing their view about life and death as well as self. CONCLUSION The results of this study may contribute to health professionals working at various crisis settings to understand Korean elders with suicide ideation.