Bereavement among adult siblings: An examination of the health service utilization and mental health outcomes
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Bereavement among adult siblings : An examination of the health service utilization and mental health outcomes. / Gazibara, Tatjana; Ornstein, Katherine A; Gillezeau, Christina; Aldridge, Melissa; Groenvold, Mogens; Nordentoft, Merete; Thygesen, Lau Caspar.
In: American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 190, No. 12, 2021, p. 2571–2581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Bereavement among adult siblings
T2 - An examination of the health service utilization and mental health outcomes
AU - Gazibara, Tatjana
AU - Ornstein, Katherine A
AU - Gillezeau, Christina
AU - Aldridge, Melissa
AU - Groenvold, Mogens
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
AU - Thygesen, Lau Caspar
N1 - © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - We aimed to examine the association of young and middle-aged sibling bereavement with use of health services and risk of developing mental health disorders over 24 months before and after sibling's death. All persons aged 18-56 years who died of illness/natural causes between 2009 and 2016 were identified in the Danish Register of Causes of Death. The study sample included 31,842 bereaved siblings and 31,842 age- and sex-matched controls. Overall, the largest effect was observed for increased use of psychological services: for women, the peak was observed four-six months after death (odds ratio [OR]=3.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.85-3.85) and for men in the first three months after death (OR=2.63, 95%CI 2.06-3.36). The peak of being diagnosed in a hospitals setting with any mental disorder for women was observed in the period 13-15 months after sibling death (OR=1.52, 95%CI 1.11-2.07) and for men in the first three months after death (OR=1.75, 95%CI 1.32-2.32). Young and mid-aged adults who experienced the death of a sibling are more likely to use health services and are at risk of poorer mental health outcomes. During the bereavement process, young and mid-aged siblings are especially in need of mental health support, such as professional psychological counseling.
AB - We aimed to examine the association of young and middle-aged sibling bereavement with use of health services and risk of developing mental health disorders over 24 months before and after sibling's death. All persons aged 18-56 years who died of illness/natural causes between 2009 and 2016 were identified in the Danish Register of Causes of Death. The study sample included 31,842 bereaved siblings and 31,842 age- and sex-matched controls. Overall, the largest effect was observed for increased use of psychological services: for women, the peak was observed four-six months after death (odds ratio [OR]=3.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.85-3.85) and for men in the first three months after death (OR=2.63, 95%CI 2.06-3.36). The peak of being diagnosed in a hospitals setting with any mental disorder for women was observed in the period 13-15 months after sibling death (OR=1.52, 95%CI 1.11-2.07) and for men in the first three months after death (OR=1.75, 95%CI 1.32-2.32). Young and mid-aged adults who experienced the death of a sibling are more likely to use health services and are at risk of poorer mental health outcomes. During the bereavement process, young and mid-aged siblings are especially in need of mental health support, such as professional psychological counseling.
U2 - 10.1093/aje/kwab212
DO - 10.1093/aje/kwab212
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34343247
VL - 190
SP - 2571
EP - 2581
JO - American Journal of Epidemiology
JF - American Journal of Epidemiology
SN - 0002-9262
IS - 12
ER -
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