StoneAngels » widower http://www.stoneangels.net Death, Mourning & the Afterlife Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:28:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Death and Dying: The Widower Effect http://www.stoneangels.net/death-and-dying-the-widower-effect/ http://www.stoneangels.net/death-and-dying-the-widower-effect/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:36:32 +0000 admin http://stoneangels.net/?p=19 A new study by Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania reports that people who have lost a spouse within the last 30 days are significantly more likely to die. The study followed more than 518,000 couples older than 65. It found that:

The death of a wife in the previous 30 days increased a husband’s risk of death by 53 percent, and the death of a husband increased a wife’s risk of death by 61 percent. Additionally, the hospitalization of one partner elevated health risks for the other partner for nearly two years.

Source: Scientific American Mind, April/May 2006 (Subscription required)

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