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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2021

Spousal Influences on Monthly Disability in Late-Life Marriage in the Precipitating Events Project.

Joan K Monin, Holly Laws, Evelyne Gahbauer, Terrence E Murphy, Thomas M Gill

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joan K MoninDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.
Holly LawsDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Evelyne GahbauerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Terrence E MurphyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Thomas M GillDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Yale University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Yale Study Support Suite (YES3): Dashboard and Web Portal Software Supporting Research Workflow through integrated, customizable REDCap External ModulesP30AG021342 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Denise Esserman · 2002 to 2026
$37.9M
VULNERABILITY, INTERVENING EVENTS &DISABILITY IN AGINGR01AG017560 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GILL, THOMAS MICHAEL · 2000 to 2025
$7.0M
Attachment Behaviors in Parent Child Dyads Coping with Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease and Related DementiasR01AG058565 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MONIN, JOAN E. · 2019 to 2023
$3.9M
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AWARD IN DISABILITY AND DISABLING DISORDERSK07AG043587 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GILL, THOMAS MICHAEL · 2013 to 2017
$645k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIA NIH HHS K07 AG043587NIA NIH HHS P30 AG021342NIA NIH HHS R01 AG017560NIA NIH HHS R01 AG058565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesFew studies have examined spousal influences on disability in late-life marriage, and no prior study has examined these associations using monthly data. Drawing from interdependence theory, we hypothesized that one spouse currently having higher disability would be positively associated with their partner having higher disability in the next month. We also examined whether participants were at risk for increased disability when both spouses had higher prior disability. In addition, we examined gender differences in spousal associations.

methodData were from 37 married couples in the Precipitating Events Project, an ongoing longitudinal study of 754 initially nondisabled adults aged 70 years and older. Assessments included monthly disability (13 basic, instrumental, and mobility activities of daily living) and demographics.

resultsAs hypothesized, higher disability in one spouse was positively associated with higher subsequent disability in their partner. Also, wives with higher disability were especially vulnerable to subsequent increased disability when husbands had higher disability. DISCUSSION: Incorporating a spouse's current disability level in modeling older adults' subsequent disability provides additional predictive information. Wives with greater disability may be at a particularly high risk of accelerated decline when their husbands have greater disability.

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AgingDisability EvaluationMarriagePersons with DisabilitiesSpousesActivities of Daily LivingAgedFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth Status DisparitiesHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleSocial SupportDisabilityGenderMarriageSocial support

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