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Healthcare services and medication use among widowed partners of patients deceased due to cancer - results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
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Psycho-oncology [Psychooncology] 2020 Aug; Vol. 29 (8), pp. 1255-1262. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 02. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: This study aimed to quantify the effect of a cancer death on healthcare and medication use among widowed individuals (Widowed-Cancer), by comparing this population with partnered individuals and with widowed individuals whose partners were deceased due to cardiovascular diseases (Widowed-CVD).<br />Methods: Data were retrieved from the Sixth Wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - SHARE, conducted in 2015, in 18 countries. Widowed-Cancer were matched by country, sex, age and educational level with currently partnered individuals (1:2; n = 901 and n = 1802, respectively) and with Widowed-CVD (1:1; n = 606 and n = 606, respectively). Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were computed using logistic regression.<br />Results: The use of drugs for sleep problems (OR = 1.42, 95%CI:1.12-1.80) and anxiety or depression (OR = 1.56, 95%CI:1.20-2.03) was more common among Widowed-Cancer than in partnered individuals; a tendency towards higher odds of being hospitalised in the previous year was also observed in Widowed-Cancer (OR = 1.20, 95%CI:0.98-1.47). Among participants whose partners were deceased in 2015, Widowed-Cancer were more likely than Widowed-CVD to report ≥10 contacts with medical doctors or nurses in the previous year (OR = 3.32, 95%CI:1.20-9.24; P for interaction = .042) and a higher use of drugs for sleep problems (OR = 14.43, 95%CI:1.74-119.84; P for interaction = .027).<br />Conclusion: Widowed individuals whose partners were deceased due to cancer had a higher use of healthcare, which highlights the importance of improving the quality of end-of-life care, even during widowhood.<br /> (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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- Aged
Aging
Europe epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical Overuse prevention & control
Middle Aged
Neoplasms mortality
Odds Ratio
Retirement statistics & numerical data
Attitude to Health
Health Services Accessibility statistics & numerical data
Single Parent statistics & numerical data
Widowhood statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1099-1611
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psycho-oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32364627
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5400