Bereavement Among Adult Siblings:An Examination of Health Services Utilization and Mental Health Outcomes
| Autor: | Katherine A. Ornstein, Merete Nordentoft, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Mogens Groenvold, Melissa D. Aldridge, Tatjana Gazibara, Christina Gillezeau |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Adolescent Epidemiology Hospital setting Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data Denmark Comorbidity Danish 03 medical and health sciences Health services Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors Mental Health/statistics & numerical data Medicine Humans Psychological counseling 030212 general & internal medicine Sibling 030505 public health Health Services/statistics & numerical data business.industry Siblings Original Contribution Odds ratio Health Services Patient Acceptance of Health Care Middle Aged Mental health Confidence interval language.human_language Denmark/epidemiology 3. Good health Siblings/psychology Mental Health Socioeconomic Factors language Female 0305 other medical science business Demography Bereavement |
| Zdroj: | Gazibara, T, Ornstein, K A, Gillezeau, C, Aldridge, M, Groenvold, M, Nordentoft, M & Thygesen, L C 2021, ' Bereavement Among Adult Siblings : An Examination of Health Services Utilization and Mental Health Outcomes ', American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 190, no. 12, pp. 2571-2581 . https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwab212 Am J Epidemiol |
| DOI: | 10.1093/aje/kwab212 |
| Popis: | We aimed to examine the association of young and middle-aged sibling bereavement with use of health services and risk of developing mental health disorders over 24 months before and after sibling’s death. All persons aged 18–56 years who died of illness/natural causes between 2009 and 2016 were identified in the Danish Register of Causes of Death. The study sample included 31,842 bereaved siblings and 31,842 age- and sex-matched controls. Overall, the largest effect was observed for increased use of psychological services: For women, the peak was observed 4–6 months after the death (odds ratio (OR) = 3.31, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.85, 3.85) and for men in the first 3 months after the death (OR = 2.63, 95% CI: 2.06, 3.36). The peak of being diagnosed in a hospital setting with any mental disorder for women was observed in the period 13–15 months after sibling death (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.07) and for men in the first 3 months after the death (OR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.32, 2.32). Young and middle-aged adults who experienced the death of a sibling are more likely to use health services and are at risk of poorer mental health outcomes. During the bereavement process, young and middle-aged siblings are especially in need of mental health support, such as professional psychological counseling. |
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