The Impact of Hospice on Mortality of Widowed Spouses (DRAFT)
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Caring for a sick spouse can have adverse health consequences and may increase mortality for the surviving spouse. This can be associated to a caregiver and widow/er effect, which may be related to the loss of beneficial social support and impact of stress from the advanced illness and death of the spouse. This study explores if the nature of end-of-life care that the decedent spouse received might be associated with the mortality risk of the surviving spouse. This is preceded by the hypothesis that “good deaths” may result in less stress on the families. At the same time, it is presumed that hospice care facilitates “good deaths” by optimizing symptom management, enables home deaths, and may enhance patient and family satisfaction.
2017 ◽
Vol 35
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pp. 166-172
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2021 ◽
pp. 104990912110560
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2014 ◽
Vol 23
(4)
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pp. 173-186
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2019 ◽
Vol 57
(1)
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pp. 93-99
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2019 ◽
Vol 58
(4)
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pp. e19-e20
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