Population-level impact of loss on survivor mortality risk

INTRODUCTION: The loss of a loved one adversely affects the bereaved. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using data from the 2010 and 2012 waves of Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we estimate the risk for death in a 2-year span after the loss of a parent, spouse, or child for adults aged 50 to 70 years. CONC...

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Autores principales: Allegra, Joseph, Ezeamama, Amara, Simpson, Cherie, Miles, Toni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4615662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26081295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1048-x
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The loss of a loved one adversely affects the bereaved. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using data from the 2010 and 2012 waves of Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we estimate the risk for death in a 2-year span after the loss of a parent, spouse, or child for adults aged 50 to 70 years. CONCLUSION: A respondent with a loss was twice as likely to die when compared similarly aged persons with no loss (OR 2.32; 95 % CI 1.14, 5.30). Loss of either a parent (OR 1.93; 95 % CI 1.01, 4.07), or a child (OR 1.77; 95 % CI 1.08, 2.96) also increased respondent mortality. This elevated risk persists after adjustment for gender and other high-risk health conditions. Any physical activity reduces survivor death rates during this critical period by more than 85 %.

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