Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study

Santacroce A, Wastesson JW, Höhn A, Christensen K, Oksuzyan A (2018)
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72(6): 526-531.

Zeitschriftenaufsatz | Veröffentlicht | Englisch
 
Download
Es wurden keine Dateien hochgeladen. Nur Publikationsnachweis!
Autor*in
Santacroce, Adriana; Wastesson, Jonas W.; Höhn, Andreas; Christensen, Kaare; Oksuzyan, AnnaUniBi
Abstract / Bemerkung
**Background**
Recent findings suggest that bereavement due to spousal loss is associated with a decline in general immune functions, and thus to increased susceptibility to infections among widowed individuals. The present study aims to investigate whether spousal loss weakens immune defences more among men than among women using a 5% random sample of the total Danish population, and anti-infective medication use as a proxy for immune response. **Methods**
We followed 6076 Danish individuals (67% women) aged ≥50 from 5 years before and up to 5 years after widowhood to examine changes in prescriptions of anti-infectives for systemic use. **Results**
Women used more anti-infective drugs both before and after spousal loss (women: OR= 1.31; 95% CI 1.21 to 1.42). The age-related changes in the use of anti-infective medications in the period before widowhood were similar to that in the period after widowhood among both men and women. Also, age-related changes in the use of anti-infective medications were similar in both genders. **Conclusions**
The present study shows that individuals are more likely to use anti-infective medication after being widowed than before being widowed, but this change is likely to be related to increasing age and it is similar in both genders.
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Band
72
Ausgabe
6
Seite(n)
526-531
ISSN
0143-005X
eISSN
1470-2738
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2960107

Zitieren

Santacroce A, Wastesson JW, Höhn A, Christensen K, Oksuzyan A. Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2018;72(6):526-531.
Santacroce, A., Wastesson, J. W., Höhn, A., Christensen, K., & Oksuzyan, A. (2018). Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(6), 526-531. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2017-210114
Santacroce, Adriana, Wastesson, Jonas W., Höhn, Andreas, Christensen, Kaare, and Oksuzyan, Anna. 2018. “Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study”. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72 (6): 526-531.
Santacroce, A., Wastesson, J. W., Höhn, A., Christensen, K., and Oksuzyan, A. (2018). Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72, 526-531.
Santacroce, A., et al., 2018. Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(6), p 526-531.
A. Santacroce, et al., “Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study”, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 72, 2018, pp. 526-531.
Santacroce, A., Wastesson, J.W., Höhn, A., Christensen, K., Oksuzyan, A.: Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 72, 526-531 (2018).
Santacroce, Adriana, Wastesson, Jonas W., Höhn, Andreas, Christensen, Kaare, and Oksuzyan, Anna. “Gender differences in the use of anti-infective medications before and after widowhood: a register-based study”. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72.6 (2018): 526-531.

Link(s) zu Volltext(en)
Access Level
Restricted Closed Access

Zitationen in Europe PMC

Daten bereitgestellt von Europe PubMed Central.

References

Daten bereitgestellt von Europe PubMed Central.

Export

Markieren/ Markierung löschen
Markierte Publikationen

Open Data PUB

Web of Science

Dieser Datensatz im Web of Science®
Quellen

PMID: 29459377
PubMed | Europe PMC

Suchen in

Google Scholar