Frailty as biographical disruption

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ID2249886
AutoresCluley (0000-0003-3258-3039, Cardiovascular Sciences University of Leicester Leicester UK, autor correspondente), Graham P Martins (0000-0003-1979-7577, University of Cambridge), Graham Martin (0000-0002-6079-1495, THIS Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge UK), Zoe Radnor (0000-0002-1624-5729, The Business School (formerly Cass) City, University of London London UK), Jay Banerjee (0000-0001-9275-4755, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester UK)
Ano2021
Volume43
Fascículo4
Páginas948-965
Data de publicação2021-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.13269
PMID33969903
OpenAlexW3138221595
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas20
Referências citadas55

Biographical disruption positions the onset of chronic illness as a major life disruption in which changes to body, self and resources occur (Sociology of Health & Illness, 4, 1982, 167-182). The concept has been used widely in medical sociology. It has also been subject to critique and development by numerous scholars. In this paper, we build on recent developments of the concept, particularly those taking a phenomenological approach, to argue that it can also help in understanding other disruptive health-related experiences across the life course, in this case the onset of frailty. We draw on the findings of 30 situated interviews with frail older people, relating their experiences of frailty to the concept of biographical disruption. We show that frailty shares many similarities with the experience of chronic illness. Using the lens of biographical disruption to understand frailty also offers insights relevant to recent debates around both concepts, and on the continued relevance of the idea of biographical disruption given changing experiences of health and illness, including the circumstances in which biographical disruption is more and less likely to be experienced. Finally, we reflect on the potentials and limitations of applying the concept to a health-related condition that cannot be categorised as a disease

Developmental psychology · Health care · Life course approach · Political science · Relevance (law · Situated · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Subject (documents · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology