Table 1.

Sub-themes and main themes derived from the primary and secondary data

Main Theme	Sub-Theme	Code
Sense of Rejection	Feeling oblivion (feeling forgotten)	Lack of companionship and conversation; Being away from family; Feeling forgotten and neglected
	Feeling of being neglected	Not to opening the door to the elderly; Transferring to nursing home; Not answering the elderly’s phone call; Children’s failure to visit the elderly
Monotony & life routine	Lack of motivation	Sense of Depression and malaise; Indifference to any activity and nap; Sitting aimlessly
	Monotony	Repetitive/monotonous; Days; Bound to a daily schedule; Inability to go outdoors; Excessive TV watching; Smoking
Preoccupation	Mental involvement with people	Thinking of children; Thinking of grandchildren; Thinking of one’s parents
	Mental preoccupation with events	Thinking of death; Thinking of the reasons for the presence in the nursing home; Thinking of the personal mistakes in life
Disruption of communication	Communicative problems of the elderly people with others	Lack of trust in others; Lack of a cultural peers
	Others’ lack of adaptability with others	Mental and emotional problems in others
Sense of hardship	Physical pain and suffering	Pain in leg; Loss of vision; Skin dryness; Difficulty in walking
	Mental pain and suffering	Dependency and lack of independence; Regretting the efforts of the past; Sense of sorrow