When the millions of compiled forms are returned to the national statistical agencies to be analysed, they may contain many errors, such as missing or inconsistent data. For example, it is possible that a person declared to be the spouse of the reference person, but at the same time he/she forgot to declare a marital status, or he/she declared to be single, or to be 6 years old. Before the data...

In this article we examine the long-term effects of the sudden, unexpected loss of a spouse or child. In the spouse study, interviews were conducted with 39 individuals who had lost a spouse in a motor vehicle crash 4 to 7 years ago and with 39 matched controls. In the parent study, interviews were conducted with 41 parents who had lost a child in a crash and with 41 matched controls. Control r...

This paper uses interview data from physicians and their spouses to describe the types of spousal support physicians receive when coping with work-related stress and to explore whether they vary by occupational similarity, gender, and parental status. The physicians described receiving different types of spousal support: emotional, informational, and instrumental. Male physicians in this study ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of male spouse caregivers of breast cancer patients in China, assess their quality of life (QOL), and investigate the influencing factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 243 breast cancer patient-spouse caregiver dyads were recruited from four hospitals in Shanxi and Anhui province of China. A cross-sectional design was ap...

This study examined gender variations in self reported quality of life among randomly selected elderly populations in selected Yoruba communities in three local government areas of Osun State Nigeria. Data was generated through cross-sectional survey of 947 elderly population aged 60 years and above. Two internationally tested instruments were used to assess quality of life status among the res...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Loneliness is a key health risk for older adults. Utilizing the loneliness model, we examine the relationship between living arrangement and loneliness among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults, taking into consideration potential correlates including social resources and personal constraints. DESIGN AND METHODS We use data from a national survey of LGB adults a...

BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects not only an individual's health but also their family. This study was conducted to examine effects of a spouse's AUD on family functioning and family communication. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from 890 participants (445 couples) in a Korean family cohort in primary care. Participants with Alcohol Use Disorders Identific...

OBJECTIVE To explore how couples adjust to dietary management of type 2 diabetes. DESIGN Couples were interviewed, first together and then separately, during the first year after diagnosis and 1 year later. SETTING Qualitative interviews conducted in hospital classrooms using a semistructured interview guide. PARTICIPANTS Couples (N = 20) with a recently diagnosed spouse who met the study...

Couple congruence on ratings of pain severity and disability were examined using hierarchical linear modeling. Older community Individuals with Chronic Pain (ICPs) and their spouses completed the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (pain severity, interference, negative spouse responses to pain), Sickness Impact Profile (physical disability, psychosocial disability), and the Mood and Anxiety Sympto...

Infertility is a life crisis and the most important problem for infertile couples. The inability to bear children is a stressful situation. The most infertile couple experience emotional suffering from infertility. The relation of stress to infertility is long-standing and ambiguous. The reaction of infertile couple in the stressful situations is influenced by the coping strategies for infertil...