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A Kruse1

  • 1Institut für Gerontologie der Universität Heidelberg, Bergheimer Straße 20, 69115 Heidelberg.

Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie
|January 10, 2002
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General perceptions of stress are influenced by past coping strategies, not just current events. High-quality medical and social services act as personal resources, buffering stress impacts in older adults.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Context:

  • Focuses on the perceptions of stress in 150 dependent older adults.
  • Examines the relationship between objective stress measures and subjective stress perceptions.
  • Investigates the role of medical treatment and social services in managing stress.

Purpose:

  • To propose that stress perception is partly a result of prior coping mechanisms.
  • To analyze how life events, coping, and external resources influence stress perception.
  • To identify potential improvements in healthcare and social support systems for the elderly.

Summary:

  • Stressful life events and objective stress levels were assessed in dependent older adults.
  • The study found that perceptions of stressfulness are influenced by past coping processes.
Keywords:
CopingDependent oldLife satisfactionMedical carePerceived stressPsychological counsellingSocial Services

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  • Quality of medical treatment and social services significantly buffered the impact of specific stressors.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the importance of past coping strategies in current stress perception.
    • Establishes medical and social services as crucial personal resources for buffering stress.
    • Suggests enhancing these services to improve the well-being of dependent older populations.