@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the relationship between multi-morbidity, resilience and social connectedness across the lifecourse",
journal="Health (London)",
year="2014",
author="Ong, Bie Nio and Richardson, Jane C. and Porter, Tom and Grime, Janet",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="302-318",
abstract="Multi-morbidity is receiving considerable attention in public policy, health and social care. From the perspective of the individual, multi-morbidity is a more complex experience than solely having a clinical diagnosis. In this article, we will argue that understanding multi-morbidity can be facilitated by considering the relationship between adversity (in this case multi-morbidity), resilience and social connectedness within a life course framework. This provides an approach that can capture the dynamics of social relationships, social connectedness and the fluctuations in the experience of multi-morbidity. We draw on a qualitative study of 17 people who have multiple conditions, but consider themselves as being able to maintain a sense of identity and self over time and in the face of adversity. From their accounts, a more varied picture emerges of living with multi-morbidity. This then depicts a more realistic representation of how each person shapes their multi-morbidity and resilient responses within their own social context, which can help to formulate more effective ways of supporting them.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1363-4593",
doi="10.1177/1363459313497609",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459313497609"
}