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B Downe-Wamboldt

Publications and source records attributed to B Downe-Wamboldt.

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PubMed1991

Coping and life satisfaction in elderly women with osteoarthritis.

The relationships among illness-related stress and emotions, coping strategies, socio-economic status and life satisfaction of 90 elderly women with osteoarthritis were explored in this descriptive, correlational study. Results of self-report interview data indicated that the women experienced both positive and negative emotions in relation to their day-to-day life with osteoarthritis. The coping behaviours used to manage the perceived stress of osteoarthritis included confrontive, palliative and emotive strategies. Path analysis supported a significant and positive relationship between coping and life satisfaction and between objective and subjective measures of life satisfaction.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1987

Identification of older adults' perceptions of their health, feelings toward their future and factors affecting these feelings.

Controversy exists as to whether older adults living in the community perceive their health status positively or negatively. It is also not known how the elderly perceive their future. In 1982, the Halifax Social Planning Department conducted a survey to assess the health needs of 889 adults ranging in age between 50 and over 85 years and living in eight separate urban public housing accommodations. This descriptive study uses the responses to selected questions from this data bank to describe the subject's perceived health status, feelings about their future and factors affecting these feelings. Perceived health status was found to be the principal contributor to variance in scores of feelings about the future. The majority of respondents perceived their health to be good or excellent and 58% reported positive feelings about their future.

Activities of Daily Living↗
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Stress, emotions, and coping: a study of elderly women with osteoarthritis.

My purpose in conducting this study was to identify and describe the illness-related stressors and emotions experienced by elderly women with osteoarthritis and the coping strategies they used to manage these situations. The theoretical framework for the investigation was based on a process theory of stress and coping developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984). In a home interview, 90 women completed a demographic profile and identified concerns, feelings, and coping strategies used to manage problems associated with osteoarthritis. Descriptive statistics and content analysis of data indicated that the stress of osteoarthritis involved physical, social, and psychological aspects of life and evoked both positive and negative feelings. The women used a broad repertoire of coping behaviors, including problem- and emotion-focused strategies to manage the problems associated with osteoarthritis in their day-to-day life. This information has implications in both treatment and prevention areas for health professionals who provide services for this group of people.

Activities of Daily Living↗
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Content analysis: method, applications, and issues.

Content analysis research methodology is detailed, its procedures are described, some examples of its application are provided, and the controversial issues surrounding its use are discussed. Unlike strictly qualitative designs, content analysis has external validity as a goal. Because of its focus on human communication, content analysis offers practical applicability, promise, and relevance for research involving the practice and education of nurses and other helping professionals.

Humans↗