INTRODUCTION The overall geographic distribution of physicians in Canada, including Alberta, is misaligned with the population distribution. Some strategies, such as debt repayment, are currently in practice to increase recruitment and retention of physicians in rural locations. Of the factors influencing choice of practice location, 'spousal influence' is considered to play a significant role ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the grief and personal growth experience of spouses and adult children of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the factors contributing to these experiences. DESIGN AND METHODS We used a modification of the Marwit-Meuser-Sanders Caregiver Grief model to examine the factors that contribute to grief and personal growth....

The objective of this study was to investigate whether the relationship between self-rated poor health and loneliness in late adulthood is moderated by strong and supportive familial ties. Using crosssectional data from a sample of 2000 individuals 60 years of age and older who reside in Arizona and Florida, moderation tests were conducted to determine whether two types of familial ties – spous...

OBJECTIVES Supportive social relationships have been found to be related to fewer sleep problems and better sleep quality. We examined associations between positive and negative support from the nominated close person across 15years of follow-up with sleep quality in older age. METHODS MRC National Survey of Health and Development study members reported sleep quality at age 68 (n=2446). Cumul...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe problems chosen as targets of problem-solving therapy by spouses and partners of patients with prostate cancer. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional. SETTING Spouses' and partners' homes. SAMPLE Spouses and partners (N = 66) aged 32-79 years (mean = 60 years). The sample was predominantly Caucasian (82%) and African American (8%). METHODS As part of a rando...

This article examines daily variability in 2 marital behaviors, social withdrawal and the expression of anger, as a function of daily taskload at work. Thirty-three air traffic controllers (ATCs) and 27 wives completed surveys on 3 consecutive days. Subjective and objective indicators of daily workload (air traffic volume and visibility at the airport) were related to the couples' descriptions ...