Older adults responses to Hurricane Katrina: Daily hassles and coping strategies

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-69

  Henderson, Tammy L ^a   Roberto, Karen A ^b   Kamo, Yoshinori ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Daily hassles; Hurricane Katrina; Older adults; Recommendations for disaster preparedness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; SPIRITUAL CARE; STRESS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 76149099892     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464809334287     Document Type: Article

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