I am especially interested in social support and emotional intimacy in couples and have studied middle-aged and older women coping with such chronic illness as systemic lupus erythematosus and arthritis. My current project examines the coping and recovery process for older adults undergoing total knee replacement surgery. A comparison of healthy individuals and individuals coping with arthritis. Elderly outpatients' understanding of a physician-initiated advance directive discussion. Physicians' predictions of elderly outpatients' preferences for life-sustaining treatment.
Elderly patients respond favorably to a physician-initiated advance directive discussion.
Hemisphere Publishing Corporation.