title: The economic cost of bereavement in Scotland.
abstract: Aspects of the socioeconomic costs of bereavement in Scotland were estimated using 3 sets of data. Spousal bereavement was associated with increased mortality and longer hospital stays, with additional annual cost of around £20 million. Cost of bereavement coded consultations in primary care was estimated at around £2.0 million annually. In addition, bereaved people were significantly less likely to be employed in the year of and 2 years after bereavement than non-bereaved matched controls, but there were no significant differences in income between bereaved people and matched controls before and after bereavement.
authors.affiliation: a Institute for Health and Wellbeing Research , Robert Gordon University , Aberdeen , Scotland.
authors.forename: Audrey I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Stephen
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macduff
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Petrie
authors.forename: Fu-Min
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schut
authors.forename: Silje
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skår
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corden
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Birrell
authors.forename: Shaolin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cate
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newsom
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012606:Scotland; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors