Friendship in later life: how friends are significant resources in older persons’ communication about chronic pain

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    The existence of social support, such as material assistance or emotional help, is beneficial for the health of older persons, either directly through physiological responses to stress or emotional regulation or indirectly through better access to services and resources. In this context, the authors will try to show how friends play a significant role in the older persons` well-being and management of pain. To answer this question, the authors focus on the particular case of chronic pain, which is an important factor of vulnerability among older persons and impacts on the whole social . . .

     

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