ArticleJournal of palliative medicine2008
Marital status and health: exploring pre-widowhood.
Article in Journal of palliative medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Changes in depressive symptoms during widowhood among older Mexican Americans: the role of financial strain, social support, and church attendance.Aging & mental health · 2017Article
- Marital status, widowhood duration, gender and health outcomes: a cross-sectional study among older adults in India.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Does the "widowhood effect" precede spousal bereavement? Results from a nationally representative sample of older adults.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2015Article
- Increases in blood glucose in older adults: the effects of spousal health.Journal of aging and health · 2014Article
- Salubrious effects of oxytocin on social stress-induced deficits.Hormones and behavior · 2012Review
- Wearing the garment of widowhood: variations in time since spousal loss among community-dwelling older adults.Journal of women & aging · 2012Article
- Day care at green care farms: a novel way to stimulate dietary intake of community-dwelling older people with dementia?The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2010Article
- Social Integration, Marital Status, and Ovarian Cancer Risk: A 20-Year Prospective Cohort Study.Psychosomatic medicineArticle
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- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHealth and function vary by marital status across the life-course, but little is known about older adults approaching spousal loss (pre-widowed).
objectiveTo explore health and function by marital status focusing on the pre-widowed and to examine factors associated with shorter time to spousal loss. PARTICIPANTS, DESIGN, AND MEASUREMENTS: We used 3 years of data from African American and white community-dwelling older adults in the UAB Study of Aging (N = 1000). Participants were categorized as "continuously married" (married at baseline and 3 years), "widowed" (widowed at baseline), "single" (never married/divorced); and "pre-widowed" (married at baseline and widowed within 3 years). Assessments included sociodemographic characteristics, and measures of depression, anxiety, life-space mobility, and self-reported health. chi(2) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to examine baseline differences. Using Cox regression, we explored factors having independent and significant associations with shorter time to spousal loss among married older adults.
resultsThere were significant differences by marital status category for sociodemographic factors, health, and function. Pre-widows differed from other categories by sociodemographic characteristics as well as levels of depression, anxiety and self-reported health. Among married older adults, being female and having lower self-reported health at baseline were independent significant hazards for shorter time to widowhood; while rural residence and providing spousal care were independent significant hazards for a longer progression to widowhood.
conclusionsHealth deficits associated with spousal bereavement may be evident earlier in the marital transition than previously thought, warranting attention to the health of elderly persons whose spouses have chronic/life-limiting conditions.
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