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Direct linkGignac, Monique A. M.; Cott, Cheryl A.; Badley, Elizabeth M. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2003
This study examined the impact of the 1998 Canadian ice storm on the physical and psychological health of older adults (age greater than 55 years) living with a chronic physical illness, namely osteoarthritis and/or osteoporosis. Although disasters are relatively rare, they are a useful means of examining the impact of a single stressor on a group…
Descriptors: Helplessness, Older Adults, Depression (Psychology), Chronic Illness
