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TI  - Turning Points and Protective Processes in the Lives of People With Chronic Disabilities
JO  - Qualitative health research
A1  - King, Gillian
A1  - Cathers, Tamzin
A1  - Brown, Elizabeth
A1  - Specht, Jacqueline A.
A1  - Willoughby, Colleen
A1  - Polgar, Janice Miller
A1  - Mackinnon, Elizabeth
A1  - Smith, Linda K.
A1  - Havens, Lisa
SP  - 184
EP  - 206
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - In this qualitative study, the authors examined the nature of resilience in people with chronic disabilities. Fifteen people with disabilities identified the factors that helped or hindered them at major turning points, and the triggers and resolutions to these turning points. Turning points were emotionally compelling experiences and realizations that involved meaning acquired through the routes of belonging, doing, or understanding the self or the world. The major protective factors were social support, traits such as perseverance and determination, and spiritual beliefs. Three new protective processes were identified: replacing a loss with a gain (transcending), recognizing new things about oneself (self-understanding), and making decisions about relinquishing something in life (accommodating). These protective factors, processes, and ways in which people with disabilities draw sense and meaning in life have important implications for service delivery.<p /> 
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SN  - 1049-7323
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732302239598
ID  - ref1
ER  -