SynthesisJournal of behavioral medicine2014
Changes in routine health behaviors following late-life bereavement: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05156346 (Study Protocol for a 10-week Pragmatic Two-arm Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of LEAVES), which is not on this map. Cited by 38 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Study Protocol for a 10-week Pragmatic Two-arm Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of LEAVES (an Internet-based Self-help Programme for Older Adults After Spousal Bereavement)
Who cites it
38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Domiciliary Carers' Perspectives on Alcohol Use by Older Adults in Their Care: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Spousal caregiving, widowhood, and cognition: A systematic review and a biopsychosocial framework for understanding the relationship between interpersonal losses and dementia risk in older adulthood.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Long-term physical and mental health effects of unresolved disaster-related bereavement: evidence from an 8-year propensity score-matched cohort study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Partnership Loss and Receipt of Guideline-adherent Biennial Mammography Screening.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- The Role of Psychosocial Support in Balance Improvements Following a Community-Based Tai Chi Program Among Latino Older Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prolonged grief disorder in later life: advancing our understanding of biopsychosocial mechanisms to guide future personalized interventions.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Bereavement service deserts: A 2024 statewide assessment of bereavement services.Death studies · 2025Article
- "From my life, she will never be gone, even though she is no longer here" - a single case interpretative phenomenological analysis on spousal loss and resilience.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- The new sociology of bereavement.Annual review of sociology · 2025Article
- The Lived Experiences of Bereaved Filipino Families of the Deceased Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.Omega · 2025Article
- Cause-specific mortality after spousal bereavement in a Danish register-based cohort.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between widowhood and cognitive function among Chinese older adults with hearing impairment: the moderating effect of social support and participation.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Measuring functional ability in Healthy Ageing: testing its validity using Japanese nationwide longitudinal data.Age and ageing · 2024Article
- Social isolation and depression as risk factors for weight loss of 5kg or more among older Korean adults.PloS one · 2024Article
- The association between adverse events in later life and mortality in older individuals.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Adverse events in older adults and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2023Article
- Stressful life events, neighbourhood characteristics, and systolic blood pressure in South Africa.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Article
- It's not who you lose, it's who you are: Identity and symptom trajectory in prolonged grief.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic disparities in health: Changes in sleep quality and inflammation during bereavement.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Article
- Inflammation and future depressive symptoms among recently bereaved spouses.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Article
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Abstract
This systematic review examines the relationship between late-life spousal bereavement and changes in routine health behaviors. We review six behavioral domains/modifiable risk factors that are important for maintaining health among elderly populations: physical activity, nutrition, sleep quality, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and body weight status. Thirty-four articles were identified, derived from 32 studies. We found strong evidence for a relationship between bereavement and nutritional risk and involuntary weight loss, and moderate evidence for impaired sleep quality and increased alcohol consumption. There was mixed evidence for a relationship between bereavement and physical activity. We identify several methodological shortcomings, and describe the clinical implications of this review for the development of preventive intervention strategies.
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