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Cycles of adaptive strategies over the life course
- Authors:
- COOPER Margaret, BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 57(5), 2014, pp.421-437.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
An increasing number of Australia’s ageing population are aging with long-term physical impairments. This study explored the life experiences of this group using a qualitative approach. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 disabled Victorians, aged between 51 and 84 years, and an inductive thematic analysis undertaken. A relationship was found between the adaptive strategies that participants developed as they moved through life phases and the impairment stages. The implications of the emergence of a cyclical process of adaptation across the life course. and particularly in respect of aging, delivery of aged-care services and social workers in this sector are discussed. (Publisher abstract)