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| Resilience in the face of serious illness among chronically ill African Americans in later life | | Author(s) | Gay Becker, Edwina Newsom |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 4, July 2005 |
| Pages | pp S214-S223 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Black people ; Attitude ; Acute illness ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Resilience is an important adjunct to chronic illness management in later life. The authors examined older African Americans' philosophies about their chronic illnesses, also how those philosophies affected chronic illness management. Three to five in-depth interviews were conducted over the course of several years with 38 respondents aged 65-91. Both open-ended and semi-structured questions were asked. Respondents demonstrated determination, perseverance and tenacity, no matter how serious their illnesses were. Racism was instrumental in shaping the responses of these African Americans to their illnesses through cultural values that emphasised independence, spirituality and survival. Respondents demonstrated a resilient philosophy as they faced disabling illness. The research attests to the importance of examining racism in the analysis of how older ethnic minorities live with chronic illness. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051219206 A |
| Classmark | TKE: DP: CHA: 3DP: 7T |
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