Journals / Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi / 2025 / Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3

A Review Study on the Concept of Gerotranscendence and Its Use in Nursing

Geroaşkınlık Kavramı ve Kavramın Hemşirelikte Kullanımı Üzerine Bir Derleme Çalışması

Nurcan Düzgün(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6898-3451
Rukiye Burucu(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9284-5486
Işın Cantekin(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-2685-0831
Sibel Arguvanlı Çoban(BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8844-4153
Pages
260–266
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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In light of this information, it is recommended that education, practice, and research involving gerotranscendence be conducted, which can bring a new perspective to nursing care.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This review study was conducted to create a perspective on gerotranscendence and its use in nursing.
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Key Findings & Data:Nurses can benefit from guidelines that incorporate the concept of gerotranscendence, enabling them to accurately perceive the changing thought and behavior patterns of older adults and enrich the care activities they provide to these individuals.
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Conclusion & Impact:In light of this information, it is recommended that education, practice, and research involving gerotranscendence be conducted, which can bring a new perspective to nursing care.
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⚙️Variables:Geroaşkınlık · Hemşirelik · Bakım

Abstract

This review study was conducted to create a perspective on gerotranscendence and its use in nursing. The concept of gerotranscendence is defined as 'a shift from a materialistic and rational view of the world to a more cosmic and transcendental perspective'. Gerotranscendence is considered a natural developmental process that is possible for everyone. The movement towards gerotranscendence after young adulthood is assumed to be lifelong and continuous. The changes experienced in the process of gerotranscendence enable the individual to redefine themselves and their relationships with others and to gain a new understanding of fundamental existential issues. The changes experienced are considered in three dimensions: the cosmic dimension, the dimension of the self, and the dimension of social and individual relations. It is stated that gerotranscendence theory can offer new practical ideas in developing appropriate nursing care models for older adults. Nurses can benefit from guidelines that incorporate the concept of gerotranscendence, enabling them to accurately perceive the changing thought and behavior patterns of older adults and enrich the care activities they provide to these individuals. It is stated that nurses using guidelines derived from gerotranscendence theory in the care of older adults will contribute to promoting positive aging. In light of this information, it is recommended that education, practice, and research involving gerotranscendence be conducted, which can bring a new perspective to nursing care.

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Bu derleme çalışması geroaşkınlık kavramı ve kavramın hemşirelikte kullanımı ile ilgili bir perspektif oluşturmak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Geroaşkınlık kavramı ‘dünyaya dair materyalist ve rasyonel bir bakış açısından, daha kozmik ve aşkın bir bakış açısına doğru bir değişim’ olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Geroaşkınlık, herkes için mümkün olan doğal bir gelişim süreci olarak kabul edilir. Genç yetişkinlikten sonra geroaşkınlığa doğru hareketin yaşam boyu ve sürekli olduğu varsayılır. Geroaşkınlık sürecinde deneyimlenen değişiklikler bireyin kendini ve başkalarıyla olan ilişkilerini yeniden tanımlamasını ve temel varoluşsal sorunlara dair yeni bir anlayış edinmesini sağlar. Deneyimlenen değişiklikler kozmik boyut, benlik boyutu, sosyal ve kişisel ilişkiler boyutu olmak üzere üç boyutta ele alınır. Geroaşkınlık teorisinin yaşlı bireyler için uygun hemşirelik bakım modelleri geliştirmede yeni pratik fikirler sunabileceği ifade edilmektedir. Hemşireler, yaşlı bireylerin değişen düşünce ve davranış biçimlerini doğru bir biçimde algılayabilmek ve bu bireylere sunacakları bakım faaliyetlerini zenginleştirmek için geroaşkınlık kavramından yararlanılarak oluşturulan kılavuzlardan yararlanabilir. Yaşlı bireylerin bakımında geroaşkınlık teorisinden türetilen kılavuzların kullanımının, hemşirelerin olumlu yaşlanmayı teşvik etmesine katkı sağlayacağı ifade edilmektedir. Bu bilgiler ışığında hemşirelik bakımına yeni bir perspektif kazandırma potansiyeline sahip geroaşkınlığın yer aldığı eğitim, uygulama ve araştırmaların yapılması önerilebilir.

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Düzgün, N., Burucu, R., Cantekin, I., Çoban, S. A. (2025). A Review Study on the Concept of Gerotranscendence and Its Use in Nursing. Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3, 260–266. https://doi.org/10.47141/geriatrik.1569585

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