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Women with osteoporosis — strategies for managing aging and chronic illness
Author(s)	Seanne Wilkins
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 13, no 3, 2001
Pages	pp 59-78
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Osteoporosis ; Chronic illness ; Adjustment ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada.
Annotation	This Canadian study focused on how self-concept and the meanings of ageing and chronic illness provide an understanding of the diversity of strategies older women with osteoporosis use to manage their ageing and chronic illness on a daily basis. 28 women participated through in-depth interviews and a self-administered questionnaire. While there was a range of strategies used across three groups of women, there was a predominant strategy which emerged as useful for each group: acceptance was used by women with confident selves; denial by women with contradictory selves; and resignation by women with disparaged selves. An awareness of these strategies may be useful in understanding how women with osteoporosis make decisions to seek care from health and social service providers. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011207209 A
Classmark	BD: CLO: CI: DR: 3DP: 7S
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