title: Living vigilant lives with chronic illness: stories from older low-income minority women.
abstract: Our purpose in this pilot study is to test the validity of the concepts in the Evolutionary Empowerment-Strength model, which was developed through analysis of data from a previous study that observed how older women coped with a hip fracture. Thirteen minority women aged 63 to 88 years with chronic illness participated in this pilot study. Findings indicate four themes: (1) Positive Self-Talk, (2) Strong Spiritual Faith, (3) Refusal to Dwell on Deficits, and (4) Sense of Survival. Three of the five concepts in the Evolutionary Empowerment-Strength model were supported, which demonstrates initial usefulness of the model for varied populations.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA. c0shaw01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shawler
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Logsdon
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*