Spouse's functional disability and mortality: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Caregiver burden is known to negatively affect a partner's health. Given the important role of physical and mental stress in mortality, a higher caregiver burden might be associated with an increased incidence of fatal events. However, previous studies of the effects of the partner's caregiving on mortality have shown inconsistent results. Thus, the purpose of the present longitudinal study was to determine if there is an association between a spouse's functional disability and mortality in the older Japanese population.

Methods

A baseline survey was carried out with 7598 participants in 2006. Information on the date of functional disability, death or emigration was retrieved from the Ohsaki City government. Functional disability was defined as receiving a certification

SUBMITTER: Sone T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852102 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature