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| Perceived advantages and disadvantages of age among older HIV-infected adults | | Author(s) | Karolynn Siegel, Victoria Raveis, Daniel Karus |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 20, no 6, November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 686-711 |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 63 HIV-infected adults aged 50 years and older in this US study. An analysis of the narrative material revealed a variety of themes that reflected participants' beliefs about the disadvantages and advantages of their older age in living with the disease. Themes reflective of perceived advantages included: with age comes wisdom; older people do not feel as cheated; with age comes greater respect for health and life; with age comes patience, contentment, and moderation; older people are less psychologically threatened by disability and fatigue; and older people can focus more on their own needs. Themes reflective of perceived disadvantages included: older people's bodies are more worn down and less resilient; older people are more socially isolated; older people get less sympathy and are judged more harshly; doctors set higher goals when treating younger patients; and older people are too compliant and conservative. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981116404 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: DP: 7T |
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