ERIC Number: EJ773499
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-4150
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Stability and Change in Patterns of Coping with Parkinson's Disease
Frazier, Leslie D.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v55 n3 p207-231 2002
This study examined how Parkinson's disease patients cope with disease-related stressors over time. Of interest was whether patterns of coping would support a dispositional model of coping (i.e., stability) or a contextual model of coping (i.e., change). The influence of stability and change in coping on mental and physical health outcomes was also examined. As expected, results showed that as the disease progressed, severity and distress increased and quality of life decreased. There was no change overall in the symptoms perceived as most stressful or the coping strategies employed to manage them. However, stability within individuals was associated with poorer mental and physical outcomes, whereas change in coping strategies was associated with more optimal outcomes. Evidence supporting both models of coping was found, and the potential applications of these findings for psychosocial intervention are discussed. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Physical Health, Patients, Diseases, Quality of Life, Coping, Stress Variables, Severity (of Disability), Intervention, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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