Wearing the Garment of Widowhood: Variations in Time Since Spousal Loss Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

被引：13

作者：

Williams, Beverly Rosa ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Sawyer, Patricia ^{[2
]}

Allman, Richard M. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham VA Med Ctr, Birmingham Atlanta Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Div Gerontol Geriatr & Palliat Care,Dept Med, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA

[2] UAB Ctr Aging, Birmingham, AL USA

[3] Birmingham Atlanta VA Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Birmingham, AL USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING | 2012年 / 24卷 / 02期

关键词：

widow; bereavement; older women; Black women; community-dwelling; social isolation; MARITAL-STATUS; SOCIAL-ISOLATION; HEALTH; FAMILY; WOMEN; SUPPORT; BEREAVEMENT; GENDER; LIFE; CARE;

D O I：

10.1080/08952841.2012.639660

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

We examine how the passage of time since spousal loss varies by social and demographic characteristics, using data from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging. In multivariate analyses, African American race, female sex, lower income, and higher risk of social isolation had significant and independent associations with variation in time since spousal loss. African American women were at highest risk for long-term widowhood. Accurate characterizations of widowhood among community-dwelling older adults must consider variation in the length of time individuals are living as widowed persons and socioeconomic concomitants of long-term widowhood.

引用

页码：126 / 139

页数：14

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