Physical illness and changes in spousal mental health: a register-based study on Finnish couples aged 30–70
Acute onset of physical illness may have sudden and persistent adverse impact on spousal mental health in midlife even when prognosis is good and expectations for spousal care are likely to be limited.
Authors
- Pekka Martikainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-1438)
- Niina Metsä‐Simola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-3980)
- Lotta Volotinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7806-6921)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2025-223966
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44