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Family Practice Vol. 5, No. 4, 278-282
© Oxford University Press 1988

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Effect of Bereavement on the Health of the Remaining Family Members

J VAN EIJK, A SMITS, F HUYGEN and H VAN DEN HOOGEN

Department of General Practice, University of Nijmegen The Netherlands

Correspondence to Dr Van Eijk, Nyjmeeg Universitair, Huisartsen Instituut, Posthus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Van Eijk J, Smits A, Huygen F and van den Hoogen H. Effect of bereavement on the health of the remaining family members. Family Practice 1988; 5: 278–282.

This investigation focusses on the effect of the death of a family member on the number and type of diagnosed illnesses of the remaining members. The data on mortality and morbidity were obtained from a continuous morbidity register. A total of 225 cases of death were selected, involving 313 family members. A control group of 4909 people who had not been confronted with a death of a family member were selected. A comparison of morbidity rates for the two groups showed that morbidity rates, both for minor and serious illnesses, were affected by the death of a family member. Increases in minor illnesses occurred more often when people had been confronted with death after a chronic illness; increases in serious illnesses were mainly found among people confronted with sudden death. Surprisingly, people with nervous disorders in their medical history showed fewer diagnoses for minor illnesses after a sudden death of a family member. An explanation may be found in the basic principles of family medicine.


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