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Young, Rosalie F. – 1983
Although illness is often linked to low morale among the elderly, most persons cope with and adjust to illness. A hypothesized model of favorable family response to illness suggests the importance of resources as mediators to avoid crisis. To test this model, 53 older patients with lung disease and their spouses were interviewed about individual…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Diseases, Family Financial Resources
