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Older Adults' Responses to Hurricane Katrina: Daily Hassles and Coping Strategies

Tammy L. Henderson1*, Karen A. Roberto2, and Yoshinori Kamo3

1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
3 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tammy.henderson{at}okstate.edu.


  Abstract
Using the stress and coping model, this article explores how older adults prepared for and coped with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Interviews with a sample of 122 displaced adults, 60 years of age or older, provided insights regarding the daily hassles they faced that included securing basic resources, facing communication difficulties, and finding transportation. Positive thinking, modified thinking, staying busy, and spirituality were categories that emerged from the qualitative analysis of 119 participants and explained coping by displaced older adults. Our findings reflect what and how older adults coped with a disaster and have implications for disaster preparedness.

First published on May 26, 2009
Journal of Applied Gerontology 2009, doi:10.1177/0733464809334287
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