Cumulative trauma: The intersection between continuous security threats and the COVID-19 pandemic among Israeli older adults.
Orit Nuttman-Shwartz,
Gabriela Spector-Mersel
Abstract:Introduction: Research on cumulative traumatic events and their consequences for older adults have yielded inconclusive findings, especially when the traumatic events are different types of events and happen simultaneously. Objective: To explore older adults' perceptions of cumulative trauma, specifically exposure to continuous security threats via living in a war zone and COVID-19. Method: Seventeen in-depth, openended, and semistructured interviews were conducted with older adults living near Israel's border… Show more
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