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Kramer, Betty J.; Kavanaugh, Melinda; Trentham-Dietz, Amy; Walsh, Matthew; Yonker, James A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Guided by an explanatory matrix of family conflict at the end of life, the purpose of this article was to examine the correlates and predictors of family conflict reported by 155 spouses and adult children of persons with lung cancer. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional statewide survey of family members of persons who died from lung…
Descriptors: Spouses, Conflict, Cancer, Adolescents
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Han, Beth; Phillips, Caroline; Ferrucci, Luigi; Bandeen-Roche, Karen; Jylha, Marja; Kasper, Judith; Guralnik, Jack M. – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: Our study assessed whether change in self-rated health is a stronger predictor of mortality than baseline self-rated health and the most recent self-rated health (prior to death or loss to follow-up) among disabled older women. Design and Methods: The Women's Health and Aging Study examined disabled older women at baseline and every 6…
Descriptors: Females, Health, Self Concept, Predictor Variables
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Spiers, Nicola; Jagger, Carol; Clarke, Michael; Arthur, Antony – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is an enduring gender difference in the ability of self-rated health to predict mortality and investigate whether self-reported physical health problems account for this difference. Design and Methods: Cox models for 4-year survival were fitted to data from successive cohorts aged…
Descriptors: Females, Physical Health, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences