Wilkins S
School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
J Women Aging. 2001;13(3):59-77. doi: 10.1300/J074v13n03_05.
This study focused on how self-concept and the meanings of aging and chronic illness provide an understanding of the diversity of strategies older women with osteoporosis use to manage their aging and chronic illness on a day-to-day basis. Twenty-eight women participated in this qualitative study through in-depth interviews and a self-administered questionnaire. While there was a range of strategies used across three groups of women, there was a predominant strategy which emerged as useful for each group: acceptance was used by women with confident selves, denial by women with contradictory selves and resignation by women with disparaged selves. An awareness of these strategies may be useful in understanding how women with osteoporosis make decisions to seek care from health and social service providers.
本研究聚焦于自我概念以及衰老和慢性病的意义如何帮助理解患有骨质疏松症的老年女性在日常生活中应对衰老和慢性病所采用策略的多样性。28名女性通过深度访谈和自填问卷参与了这项定性研究。虽然三组女性使用了一系列策略，但每组都出现了一种占主导地位且有用的策略：自信的女性采用接受策略，自我矛盾的女性采用否认策略，自我贬低的女性采用顺从策略。了解这些策略可能有助于理解患有骨质疏松症的女性如何决定向健康和社会服务提供者寻求护理。
