2. SR. LETTY
KUAN
◦ Born on November 19, 1936 in Katipunan-Dipolog,
Zamboanga del Norte
◦ TWO MASTERS DEGREES
◦ MA in Nursing
◦ MA in Education, Major in Guidance and Counseling
◦ Doctor of Education (Guidance and Counseling)
◦ PROFESSOR EMERITUS (University of the Philippines
College of Nursing Faculty) – a title awarded only to a few
who met the strict criteria
◦ Former member of the Board of Nursing
3. SR. LETTY
KUAN
◦ CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP AND SPECIALIZATION
◦ Neuropsychology – University of Paris, France (Salpetriere
Hospital)
◦ Neurogerontology – Watertown, New York (Good Samaritan
Hospital) and Syracuse University, New York
◦ Bioethics Formal Training – Institute of Religion, Ethics
and Law at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas
◦ AWARDS
◦ Metrobank Foundation “Outstanding Teacher’s Award” (1995)
◦ Award of Continuing Integrity and Excellence in Service
“ACIES” (2004)
4. SR. LETTY
KUAN
◦ Care of Older Persons and Bioethics
◦ Religious Community – Notre Dame de Vie founded in
France in 1932
◦ PUBLICATIONS
◦ Concepts of illness and health care intervention in an urban
community (1975)
◦ Understanding the Filipino elderly: a textbook for nurses and
related health professional (1993)
◦ Essence of Caring (1993)
◦ Pag-aaruga Sa Mga Taong May Edad Na (1998)
◦ Bioethics in Nursing (2006)
6. PERSON
◦ Elderly – a classification of age group
reaching the mid-70’s up to the 80’s
◦ Gerone – given to people who are old but
gracefully able to function as useful citizens
at home and in the community and an
exemplar in fidelity to prayer life
7. HEALTH
◦ defined as aging
◦ slow process of growth towards maturity of
mind, body and spirit
8. NURSING
◦ preparing the person to have fulfillment in
their retirement years, and assisting them
in their elderly years in leaving a legacy
11. RETIREMENT
◦ an inevitable change in one’s life
◦ evident in the increasing statistics of aging population
accompanied by related disabilities and increased
dependence
◦ This developmental stage must be considered desirable
and satisfying through the determination of factors that will
help the person enjoy his remaining years of life.
◦ It is of primary importance to prepare early in life by
cultivating other role of options at age 50-60 in order to
have a rewarding retirement period amidst the presence
of role discontinuities experienced by this age group.
12. PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE
◦ endurance of cells and tissues to
withstand the wear-and-tear
phenomenon of the human body
◦ Some individuals are gifted with
strong genetic affinity to stay young
for a long time.
13. ROLE
◦ refers to the set of shared expectations focused upon a
particular position
◦ may include beliefs about what goals or values the
position incumbent is to pursue and the norms that will
govern his behavior
◦ the set of shared expectations from the retiree’s
socialization experiences and the values internalized while
preparing for the position as well as the adaptations to the
expectations socially defined for the position itself
◦ For every social role, there is complementary set of roles
in the social structure among which interaction constantly
occurs.
14. CHANGE OF LIFE
◦ the period between near retirement
and post retirement years
◦ In medico-physiologic terms, this
equates with the climacteric period of
adjustment and readjustment to
another tempo of life.
15. RETIREE
◦ an individual who has left the position
occupied for the past years of
productive life because he/she has
reached the prescribed retirement
age of has completed the required
years of service
16. ROLE DISCONTINUITY
◦ the interruption in the line of status
enjoyed or role performed
◦ The interruption may be brought
about by an accident, emergency,
and change of position or retirement.
17. COPING APPROACHES
◦ refer to the interventions or
measures applied to solve a
problematic situation or state in order
to restore or maintain equilibrium and
normal functioning
19. HEALTH STATUS
◦ refer to physiological and mental
state of the respondents, classified
as either sickly or healthy
20. INCOME
◦ economic level
◦ refers to the financial affluence of the
respondent which can be classified
as poor, moderate, or rich
21. WORK STATUS
◦ status of an individual according to
his/her work (according to Webster’s
dictionary)
22. FAMILY
CONSTELLATION
◦ means the type of family composition
described
◦ Close Knit or Extended Family –
three or more generations of family
members live under one roof
◦ Distanced Family – whose members
live in separate dwelling units
◦ Nuclear Type Of Family – only
husband, wife and children live
together
24. “I have grown and sown
and now I can reap the
reward and blessing of a life
lived in joy and love, for I
too have made others
grow.”
- Sr. Letty G. Kuan, RN, RGC,
EdD
