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Help or hindrance?
— how family and friends influence chronic illness self-management among older adults | | Author(s) | Mary P Gallant, Glenna D Spitze, Thomas R Prohaska |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 29, no 5, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp 375-409 |
| Keywords | The Family ; Friends ; Social contacts ; White people ; Black people ; Chronic illness ; Self care capacity ; Medical care ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The positive and negative influences of family and friends on self-management in older people with chronic illnesses is examined. 13 focus groups were conducted in upstate New York with 84 African American and White men and women aged 65+ with arthritis, diabetes, and or/or heart disease. Specific positive and negative social network influences are discussed in the areas of disease management (medication management, diet, physical activity, and health care appointments); decision-making about the illness; and psychological coping. Overall, there were many more positive than negative influences, and more negative influences from family members than from friends. Differences between influences of family members versus friends are discussed, also any suggestions of differences by gender and race. The study's limitations and the design of the self-management intervention involving family and friends are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080121202 A |
| Classmark | SJ: SX: TOA: TKA: TKE: CI: CA: LK : 3F: 7T |
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