Estimating the Sex Gap in Depression-Free Life Expectancy Among Widowed Americans Aged 50 and Older: An Application Using the Interpolated Markov Chain Approach.

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging and Health Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-21 DOI:10.1177/08982643241233029

Alessandro Feraldi, Cristina Giudici, Nicolas Brouard

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Abstract

Objectives: Using Interpolated Markov Chain software, we compare the length of life with and without depression among married individuals and widowers, and the related sex differences.

Methods: We applied a multi-state life table approach to estimate depression-free life expectancy among recent cohorts of older married and widowed women and men in the United States, using data from the Health and Retirement Study over a 7-year period (2012-2018).

Results: The study revealed that the difference in life expectancy between sexes widens in the context of widowhood. At age 50, the sex gap in depression-free life expectancy is 0.8 years among married people, whereas the gap almost doubles to 1.7 years among widowed people.

Discussion: By quantifying disparities in the duration of life affected by depression between married and widowed women and men, policymakers could properly allocate resources specifically to address the mental health needs of these groups.

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估算 50 岁及以上丧偶美国人无抑郁症预期寿命的性别差距：使用插值马尔可夫链方法的应用。

目标：使用马尔可夫链插值软件，比较已婚者和鳏夫患有抑郁症和未患有抑郁症的寿命长度以及相关的性别差异：使用插值马尔可夫链软件，我们比较了已婚者和鳏夫患有抑郁症和未患有抑郁症的寿命长度，以及相关的性别差异：方法：我们采用多州生命表方法，利用健康与退休研究（Health and Retirement Study）7 年间（2012-2018 年）的数据，估算了美国已婚和鳏寡老年男性和女性近期队列中无抑郁症者的预期寿命：研究结果表明，在丧偶的情况下，男女之间的预期寿命差距会扩大。在 50 岁时，已婚者在无抑郁症预期寿命方面的性别差距为 0.8 岁，而丧偶者的差距几乎翻了一番，达到 1.7 岁：讨论：通过量化已婚和丧偶男女之间受抑郁症影响的寿命差距，政策制定者可以适当分配资源，专门用于满足这些群体的心理健康需求。

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