A new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, revealed that “widow” is associated with a decrease in important and physical functions and an increase in the death rate among the elderly suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer, dementia or organ failure. This effect, known as the ‘widow effect’, can be clearer in those who depend on their husbands much to provide support and care. The study indicates that the loss of the partner, especially in the case of people with chronic and serious illnesses, can have a significant impact on their physical and psychological health. Men play men an important role in providing physical and emotional support, such as daily health care, medical decisions and basic activities such as food and shopping. The researchers say that loss of this support can lead to a rapid decline in physical functions and an increase in mortality rates, especially in people with serious health conditions that need continuous care. Documentary documentation of the effect of ‘healthy’ health and this study used data from the health and retirement study that collected comprehensive and representative data for the elderly population in the United States. The study included more than 13 thousand and 824 participants older than 65 years, and they lived in their homes, with an accurate documentation of their health conditions, including diseases such as cancer, dementia or organ failure. The participants who lost their husbands were identical to those who did not suffer from this experience, according to factors such as age, gender, health and education. The performance of physical functions was also measured by the ability to perform daily activities such as walking, eating and bathing, and the death rate was analyzed to ‘widow’ during a year. A healthy decline and increased deaths, and the study showed that people suffering from cancer or dementia suffer from functional decline, most affected by the death of their husbands, and the results show a sharp decrease in functional performance by 1.17 points after the death of the measure, while the risk of death rose 8% during the next year. The study says that people with dementia had a decrease in functional performance by 1.00 points, and an increase in the risk of death by 14%. Although people with members failure showed a slight decrease in jobs, this decline was not a statistically significant significant, and there was no significant increase in the death rate. The results confirm that the loss of a man or woman can lead to significant effects on the physical and psychological health of people with serious illnesses.
A study that connects an increase in deaths between the elderly
