Widowhood and cognition among older women in India: New insights on widowhood duration and mediators
SSM - Population Health, 2022 Background: Widowhood, a marital status that disproportionately affects older women, has been associated with poorer health compared to married individuals.
Kenneth Langa +2 more
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Young widowhood as a predictor of HIV risk behaviors in a high HIV prevalence setting in Siaya County, Kenya [PDF]
Global Health ActionBackground Widowed women in sub-Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS. Objectives We examined the likely period of HIV exposure among widows living with HIV and the patterns and predictors of widowed women’s HIV risk behaviors ...
Jackline A. Odhiambo +9 more
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Depressive symptom networks before and after widowhood in middle-aged and older adults: findings from four prospective cohort studies [PDF]
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyBackground: As a significant traumatic event, widowhood may increase the risk of depression among middle-aged and older adults. Understanding how depressive symptoms evolve during this transition is therefore essential, as it provides critical insights ...
Hongfei Ma +3 more
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The impact of widowhood on household consumption among middle-aged and older adults: evidence from China [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundAs China enters a phase of accelerated population aging, the number of individuals aged 65 and above had surpassed 217 million by the end of 2023, accounting for approximately 15.38% of the total population. This demographic shift has triggered
Xianfu Jiao +3 more
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Prevalence and types of headache, sleep disturbances and hypertension among non-psychotic patients [PDF]
BMC NeurologyBackground Headaches, sleep disturbances, and hypertension are common and interrelated conditions that significantly affect quality of life. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of these conditions among non-psychotic
Ahmad Neyazi +4 more
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ARISTOCRATIC WIDOWHOOD IN THE SECOND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY THE CASE OF CAROLINA COLLALTO E SAN SALVATORE NÉE APPONYI [PDF]
Historický Časopis, 2021 KOUMAR, Jan. Aristocratic Widowhood in the Second Half of 19th Century. The Case of Carolina Collalto e San Salvatore Née Apponyi. Historický časopis, 2021, 69, 5, pp. 863–887, Bratislava.
Jan Koumar
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The Violent Aspect of Widowhood Rites in the South African Context
Social SciencesIn African culture, widowhood is frequently accompanied by rites that must be carried out by the widow. Widows are compelled to carry out these rites and may not feel comfortable executing them since they involve violence.
Ratidzai Shoko, Sizakele Danke
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Although many studies have suggested that widowhood is related to worse health conditions among older adults, few have examined the mediation effects of social support between widowhood and health.
Yu Guo +4 more
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The effect of widowhood on depression of caregivers
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background It is known that caregivers are more likely to be depressed compared to those without caregiving burden. The disappearance of caregiving burden after widowhood may alleviate depression, but at the same time the diminishment of marital ...
Jiahui Pang, Dachuan Liang, Yuanyang Wu
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Our study examined how lifestyle and number of children influence the relationship between widowhood and life satisfaction based on self-regulation theory.
Caiyun Yang, Xixi Sun, Wenjie Duan
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