A salutogenesis approach to ageing with impairment
The managing and coping experiences of older people ageing with deafblindness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11199455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Simcock (0000-0002-9586-4244, Birmingham City University, corresponding author), Jill Manthorpe (0000-0001-9006-1410, King's College London), Anthea Tinker (0000-0002-0305-7198, King's College London) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2957-2982 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x22000083 |
| OpenAlex | W4210885626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
An understanding of the psychosocial impact of deafblindness on older people is impoverished by a dearth of research in the field. Particularly limited are studies adopting a salutogenesis perspective, in which older deafblind people's coping capacities are explored. Much research focuses on vulnerability to unfavourable outcomes, which may perpetuate negative stereotypes of deafblind people as passive and dependent. Identifying deafblind people as a vulnerable group gives rise to misunderstanding of the impairment, perceptions of incapability and neglect of deafblind people's agency. This paper draws on data from the first United Kingdom-based study of vulnerability from the perspectives of older adults ageing with deafblindness. Findings presented here relate to participants’ experiences of managing and coping with their felt vulnerability and ageing with deafblindness. The study adopted interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as its qualitative approach. In-depth semi-structured interviews were undertaken between October 2014 and July 2016 with eight participants, aged between 48 and 83 years. Data were analysed using an iterative six-step IPA process. Three superordinate themes were identified: taking action to protect self; psychological coping strategies; and accessing and using care and support. Participants’ managing and coping strategies, and the care and support they value, respond to elements identified as generating felt vulnerability. Professionals should seek to bolster coping capacity and provide support in ways valued by those ageing with deafblindness
Coping (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Neglect · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Public health · Qualitative research · Salutogenesis · Sociology · Superordinate goals · Vulnerability (computing) · Clinical Psychology · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |