Associations Between Recent Bereavement and Psychological and Financial Burden in Homebound Older Adults

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ID13630247
AutoresAngela Ghesquiere (0000-0001-7004-6790, City University of New York, autor de correspondencia), Angela R Ghesquiere (Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY, USA), Kisha N Bazelais (University of Miami, Student Counseling Center, Coral Gables, FL, USA), Jacquelin Berman (New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA), NY, USA), Rebecca L Greenberg (Department of Psychiatry), Daniel Kaplan (0000-0002-5971-4951, Department of Psychiatry), Daniel B Kaplan (0000-0001-9027-1944, Cornell University), Martha L Bruce (0000-0002-9973-2142, Department of Psychiatry)
Año2016
Volumen73
Número4
Páginas326-339
Fecha de publicación2016-07-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222815590709
OpenAlexW2340410232
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas38

Introduction Bereavement is common in older adults, but it remains unknown whether bereavement contributes to poor outcomes in the vulnerable population of older adults receiving home-based services. We examine whether recent bereavement was associated with worse physical or mental health, presence of abuse or neglect, and financial strain. Research Design Cross-sectional analyses of an assessment of functional and social vulnerabilities collected by the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA), the largest Area Agency on Aging in New York. Assessments were completed on 5,576 New York City Department for the Aging long-term care program, recipients aged ≥60 who received services in 2012. Assessment also collected data on partner or child death in the last year. Results Logistic regression indicated that the recently bereaved were more likely than the nonbereaved to report both depression symptoms and financial strain. Conclusion Enhanced efforts to identify and address mental health and financial concerns in bereaved homebound older adults may be warranted

Agency (philosophy · Depression (economics · Elder abuse · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Mental health · Neglect · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology