Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up.
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/238443 2023-05-15T16:42:40+02:00 Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. Skulason, Bragi Jonsdottir, Lilja Sigrun Sigurdardottir, Valgerdur Helgason, Asgeir R Landspitali The National University Hospital, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. 2012-08-14 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/238443 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-96 en eng BioMed Central http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-96 BMC Public Health 2012, 12:96 1471-2458 22299754 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-96 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/238443 BMC public health Archived with thanks to BMC public health Open Access - Opinn aðgangur Adult Aged Cause of Death Censuses Confidence Intervals Follow-Up Studies Humans Iceland Male Middle Aged Survival Analysis Widowhood Article Prestar, Krabbameinslæknisfræði 2012 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-96 2022-05-29T08:21:49Z To access full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink "View/open" at the bottom of this page The aim of this study was to assess if widowers had an increased mortality rate during the first 6 to 9 years after the death of their wife, compared initially to an age-matched control group and also compared to the general population of Iceland. The study base was comprised of all 371 men born in 1924-1969 who were widowed in Iceland in 1999-2001 and 357 controls, married men, who were matched by age and residence.The widowers and controls were followed through the years 2002-2007 using information from Statistics Iceland. Mortality rates were compared between the groups and also with the general population. The mortality rate comparisons were: study group vs. control group, on the one hand, and study group vs. general population on the other. Causes of death were also compared between widowers and their wives. A statistically significant increase in mortality in the widowers' group, compared to controls, was observed.Lifestyle-related factors could not be excluded as contributing to cause of death in these cases. Being a widower was related to an increased risk of death for at least 9 years after the death of their wife. Landspitali - National University Hospital in Reykjavik Iceland, Rannis, the Icelandic Centre for Research (provides assistance to Icelandic science & technology, Reykjavik, Iceland), Utfararstofa Islands (a funeral home, Reykjavik, Iceland), Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), Styrktarsjodur Lifsins samtaka um liknarmedferd (Palliative Care Association, Iceland), Utfarastofa Kirkjugardanna (a funeral home, Reykjavik, Iceland) Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive BMC Public Health 12 1 |
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To access full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink "View/open" at the bottom of this page The aim of this study was to assess if widowers had an increased mortality rate during the first 6 to 9 years after the death of their wife, compared initially to an age-matched control group and also compared to the general population of Iceland. The study base was comprised of all 371 men born in 1924-1969 who were widowed in Iceland in 1999-2001 and 357 controls, married men, who were matched by age and residence.The widowers and controls were followed through the years 2002-2007 using information from Statistics Iceland. Mortality rates were compared between the groups and also with the general population. The mortality rate comparisons were: study group vs. control group, on the one hand, and study group vs. general population on the other. Causes of death were also compared between widowers and their wives. A statistically significant increase in mortality in the widowers' group, compared to controls, was observed.Lifestyle-related factors could not be excluded as contributing to cause of death in these cases. Being a widower was related to an increased risk of death for at least 9 years after the death of their wife. Landspitali - National University Hospital in Reykjavik Iceland, Rannis, the Icelandic Centre for Research (provides assistance to Icelandic science & technology, Reykjavik, Iceland), Utfararstofa Islands (a funeral home, Reykjavik, Iceland), Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), Styrktarsjodur Lifsins samtaka um liknarmedferd (Palliative Care Association, Iceland), Utfarastofa Kirkjugardanna (a funeral home, Reykjavik, Iceland) |
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Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. |
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Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. |
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Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. |
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Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. |
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Assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. |
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assessing survival in widowers, and controls - a nationwide, six- to nine-year follow-up. |
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