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Indicators of preclinical disability — women's experiences of an aging body
Author(s)	Rebecca Ann Lorenz
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 21, no 2, 2009
Pages	pp 138-151
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Attitude ; Biological ageing ; Physical disabilities ; Indicators ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	This paper is derived from a larger multi-method longitudinal study of women's bodily experiences and coping practices before the onset of disability. Twelve women participated in repeated performance measures, in-depth interviews of daily life and physically challenging events, and observations of daily activities conducted over 18 months. Interpretive phenomenological analysis of textual data showed that women's bodies provided multiple indicators or symptoms of pre-clinical disability. These indicators informed the women that their body was out of synch with their environment; conspicuous during social activities; and vulnerable to becoming dependent on others, technology, or assistive devices to accomplish daily activities. Greater attention to bodily indicators or symptoms may offer a practical method for clinicians to identify pre-clinical disability. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090709205 A
Classmark	BD: DP: BH: BN: 3RI: 3J: 7T
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