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Gerontology & Geriatrics Studies

The Role of Financial Stress in Old Age well-Being

Submission: October 18, 2017; Published: November 13, 2017

DOI: 10.31031/GGS.2017.01.000509

ISSN: 2578-0093
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Abstract

Old age is often associated with disease, in the sense of discomfort and inconvenience. Looking at the etymological history, we find that the word traces back to the early 14th century where it appears in the Old French language as disease. It consists of deswithout, away and aise which means ease. In today’s language we would translate this being-without-ease as experiencing stress.

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