Unpaid care, time taken off work and healthcare costs before and after partner bereavement among same-gender and different-gender partners: A national population-based study
The economic burdens of bereavement are substantial. Same-gender partners were associated with more formal healthcare use than different-gender partners post-bereavement, possibly connected to higher levels of psychological distress. Future research should consider longer-term impacts of partner bereavement on health outcomes, explore whether care services are experienced as inclusive, and target ethnically diverse and gender diverse communities.
Authors
- Peter May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-6500)
- Ruth Rose
- Michael J.E. Sternberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1884-5445)
- Alexandra Pitman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9742-1359)
- Kathryn Almack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4342-241X)
- Katherine Bristowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1809-217X)
- Paul Clift (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8906-7647)
- Steve Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-7389)
- Debbie Braybrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9253-4955)
- Katherine A. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-163X)
- Liadh Timmins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-4748)
- Richard Harding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8689)
- Jingjing Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6839-5147)
- Elizabeth Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-7926)
Institutions
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- North East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- Cicely Saunders International (GB)
- The London College (GB)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- RMIT University (AU)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251355796
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Marie Curie