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![]() | Caserta, Michael; Telonidis, Jacqueline Slattery; Lund, Dale A. | Effects of widowhood on disabled older women (the women's health and aging study)* | This study examined the effects of becoming widowed for older women with pre-existing physical disability. Data from three consecutive interviews from the Women's Health and Aging Study (WHAS) were used to compare depression, quality of life, and functional difficulty for widowed and nonwidowed wome... | Women's Health and Aging Study; WHAS; Disabled older women | 2005-01-01 |
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![]() | Caserta, Michael; Lund, Dale A. | Promoting self-care and daily living skills among older widows and widowers: evidence from the Pathfinders demonstration project | While most bereavement intervention programs for the recently widowed focus primarily on loss and grief issues, few, if any, specifically address ways to engage in necessary self-care activities, to assume new responsibilities that once belonged to their deceased spouse, and to remain socially conne... | Older widows; Older widowers; Bereavement intervention; Recently widowed; Daily living skills; Self-care; Pathfinders demonstration project | 2004-09-01 |
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![]() | Caserta, Michael; Lund, Dale A. | Sleep patterns in older bereaved spouses | The study examined the prevalence and pattern of reports of sleep disturbance over two years in a group of 296 adults aged 50 years and over, and assessed the relationship between patterns of sleep disturbance and bereavement adjustment over time. A sample of 192 widows and widowers were compared t... | Bereavement adjustment; Older bereaved spouses; Sleep patterns; Sleep disturbance | 2003-11-01 |