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Universitas Psychologica

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GONZALEZ-CELIS, Ana Luisa  and  PADILLA, Adriana. Quality of life and coping strategies in older adults with problems and diseases in Mexico city. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2006, vol.5, n.3, pp. 501-510. ISSN 1657-9267.

Research purpose was to describe quality-of-life (QoL) and coping process in a sample of 194 elderly people in Mexico City, towards their problems and illnesses. Results showed that 63.9% presented some illness, mainly chronicdegenerative (53.9%). QoL among ill adults vs non-ill persons was significantly different (t = -4.38, d.f. = 184, p<0,000), however QoL resulted a non dependent variable of the problems presented by the subjects, nor the type of illness, neither the coping process. The problem presented more frequently was with family members (33.7%) and the coping process was towards the behavior (54.2%). Factorial analysis of the coping questionnaire provided four factors (explained variance = 37.49%): active, confrontative, with positive re-appreciation and avoiding. It is concluded that QoL goes with the coping process of illness.

Keywords : Quality-of-life; coping; illnesses in older adults; problems in elderly people; aging.

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