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Older adults' responses to Hurricane Katrina — daily hassles and coping strategies
Author(s)	Tammy L Henderson, Karen A Roberto, Yoshinori Kamo
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 29, no 1, February 2010
Pages	pp 48-69
Source	http://jag.sagepub.com DOI: 10.1177/0733464809334287
Keywords	Disasters [natural] ; Stress ; Adjustment ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	Using the stress and coping model, this article explores how older adults prepared for and coped with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Interviews with a sample of 122 displaced adults, 60 years of age or older, provided insights regarding the daily hassles they faced that included securing basic resources, facing communication difficulties, and finding transportation. Positive thinking, modified thinking, staying busy, and spirituality were categories that emerged from the qualitative analysis of 119 participants and explained coping by displaced older adults. These findings reflect what and how older adults coped with a disaster and have implications for disaster preparedness. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100414203 A
Classmark	RG: QNH: DR: 3DP: 7T
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