Mary is a 71-year-old woman whose husband just died from cancer. The nurse should be concerned for Mary due to which of the following relationship between loss and health?
A) A lack of social support tends to affect health and may lead to increased mortality.
B) Women are more likely than men to have negative health outcomes after the loss of a spouse.
C) Women are more likely than men to become socially isolated after the loss of a spouse.
D) Because men live longer than women, they witness more deaths and have poorer health outcomes than women.
Ans: A
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Lack of social support for both men and women tends to affect health and may lead to increased mortality. Noting the need for social support during this difficult time, a study by Wilcox and colleagues (2003) found that older women were more resilient and better able to reestablish social connections after the loss of a spouse than were men.
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