Centre for Policy on Ageing



Reactions and coping strategies of elderly people to the crisis of SARS
Author(s)	Karen P Y Liu, Chetwyn C H Chan, Matthew K Yau
Journal title	Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 6, no 1, 2004
Pages	pp 57-64
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Respiratory tract diseases ; Stress ; Attitude ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	The incidence of death due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is prominent among older people, placing an immense psychological burden on them. This article is a short report of a telephone survey of 196 community dwelling older people in Hong Kong, exploring their reactions to combat the SARS epidemic. About 53% of the cohort reported they were fearful of contracting SARS, and about 40% felt they had no control over the situation. Nevertheless, they reported adopting various positive measures to deal with the devastating health risks. Information disseminated through the mass media seemed to be significant in leading to the adoption of such positive strategies. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050209203 A
Classmark	CN: QNH: DP: K4: 3F: 7DR
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing

...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.