The Physical and Emotional Health of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren in the Crack Cocaine Epidemic
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 32 (6) , 752-761
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/32.6.752
Abstract
This article explores the physical and emotional health status of 71 African-American grandmothers raising their grandchildren as a result of the crack cocaine involvement of the children's parents. A comparison of self-assessed health ratings with qualitative responses revealed a tendency for respondents to downplay their own health problems and symptoms.Keywords
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