Kuan’s Theory of

Retirement and
Role Discontiuities
 Born on November 19, 1936 in
Katipunan-Dipolog Zamboanga del
Norte.
Master Degree in Nursing and Guidance and
counseling and Holds a Doctoral Degree in
Education.
Has a vast contribution to the
University of the Philippines College pf
Nursing Faculty and Academic
achievements.
She authored several books giving her insights

Letty G. Kuan
in the areas of Gerontology, Care of Older
Persons and Bioethics and essence of caring.

She is a recipients of the Metrobank

Foundation “Outstanding Teacher’s
Award” in 1995 and “Award of
continuing Integrity and Excellence in
service“ in 2004
She is now a Professor Emeritus. Her religious community is the
Notre Dame de Vie founded in
France in 1932.
Has a clinical fellowship in
Specialization in Neuropsychology in
University of Paris, France. As a former member of the
Board of Nursing her latest
Neurogerontology in Watertown, New legacy the Nursing Community is
without a doubt, indisputable.
York (Good Samaritan Hospital) and
Syracuse University, New York.
She also had Bioethics formal training
at Institute of Religion, Ethics and
Law at Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston, Texas.
 Theory of Letty Kuan
The Theory of Letty G. Kuan is all about “Graceful
Aging”. Her interest in old people inspire her to
develop a theory and its purpose is to know the
reasons and variables on how to make people
happy at retirement by conceptualizing a
framework.
 Theory of Letty Kuan
She also stated that without positive
acquisitions during childhood, the person
(patient) will be “in a pathological state” to
delinquency.
 CONCEPTUAL MODEL

Retirement Role
Discontinuities Change of Life
(Aging Process)
Determinants of Fruitful Aging
Prepared retirement
Outcome fruitful
Health status retirement and
Income aging
Family Constellation
Self-Preparation
Background of the Theory
Retirement
-is an inevitable change in one’s life. It is evident in the
increasing statistics of aging population accompanied by
related disabilities and increased dependence.
Background of the Theory
Role
— set of shared expectations focused upon a particular
position.
Role Discontinuity
— the interruption in the line of status enjoyed or
performed.
 Basic Assumptions and
Concepts

Physiological Age Change of Life Retiree

an individual who
Is the endurance of Is the period has left the position
cells and tissues to between near occupied for the
withstand the retirement and post past years of
wear-and-tear retirement years. productive life.
phenomenon of the
human body.
Basic Assumptions and
Concepts

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.
 DETERMINANTS OF POSITIVE
PERCEPTIONS IN RETIREMENT AND
POSITIVE REACTIONS TOWARD
ROLE DISCONTINUITIES
 Health Status
—refer to physiological and mental state
of the respondents, classified as either
sickly or healthy.
Income
-refers to the financial affluence of the
respondent.
-can be classified as poor, moderate or rich.
 Work Status
— according to Webster’s dictionary it is
a status of an individual according to
his/her work.
Family Constellation
— type of family composition described
either close knit or extended family or
distance family, or nuclear type of family
 Self-Preparation
— according to Webster’s dictionary it is
preparing of self to the possible
outcomes in life

Change of Life
Period between near retirement and
post-retirement years; equates with
climacteric period of adjustment and
readjustment to another tempo of life.
 Metaparadigm

PERSON
Elderly Gerone
given to people who are
a person that ages old but gracefully able
70 up. to function as useful
citizens at home and in
the community and an
exampler in fifelity to
prayer life.
 Metaparadigm

Nursing Health
Preparing the person A slow process of
to have fulfillment growth towards
in their retirement maturityof mind, body
years, and assisting and spirit.
them in their elderly
years leaving a
legacy.
 Graceful Aging Theory
Assertions
Aging Process is dependent upon Many Factors:
Healthy genetic background
Happy, fulfilled, childhood foundation
Successful middle aged life experience
Healthy surroundings
Recreation and nutrition
Relaxation
 Graceful Aging Theory
Assertions
Had been recipient of being recognized, appreciated and
honored with love.
Grows closer to divine worship regardless of religious
affiliation; the person is attuned to God who is all
goodness, kindness, humility and love.

Connectedness with others, it is a big social support that

makes life worth living for.
 Graceful Aging Theory
Assertions

Elements of Life’s Early Imprints:

Importance of Love
The hug-factor
Good parental and sibling modelling
roles
The sense of humor and relaxation
The value of work, and prayer life,
growing closer to God who loves us
tremendously.
 Application: Clinical Perspective
Nurse-Patient relationship
— Nurses need to assess the aged's health status, economic level,
work status, family constellation, and self-preparation.

— Nurses gather information of their developmental stages of life

such as childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and their present state.

— Nurses facilitate them in identifying their needs that influence the

factors in the aging process.
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