Open AccessChronic Illness Intrusion: Role Impairment and Time Out of Role in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults
Author(s) -
Andy Hughes,
Amanda Toler Woodward,
Daniel Vélez-Ortiz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnt041
Subject(s) - ethnic group , socioeconomic status , psychological intervention , gerontology , medicine , epidemiology , disease , race (biology) , psychology , demography , psychiatry , population , environmental health , biology , botany , sociology , anthropology , pathology
Little is known about the effects of chronic illness on social role participation among racially and ethnically diverse older adults. This study was undertaken to better understand disruptions in role among African American, black Caribbean, white, Latino, and Asian older adults with arthritis, heart disease, or diabetes.
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