Intense sorrow of a loved one could shorten to die life

People who experience long periods of intense grief after the death of a loved one appear to have a higher risk of dying within the next decade than those more easily expressed with their losses.

Numerous studies have linked to poor health results, such as ADD raised Blood Press. But most of this only asked the robbed for a few years after their loss, says Andreas Maercker at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, who was involved in the latest research.

Now set Kjærgaard Nielsen at Aarhus University in Denmark, and her colleagues have examined Howf is linked to mortality up to decade later.

The researchers used a national register to get information about people treated for a terminal state. They are recruited more than 1700 of these people’s loved ones, such as a parent or partner, to complete a number of superys – taken before their death and six months and three years after. These asked the loved ones – who were aged 62 – on average – as if they were trying to avoid reminders that the person was ill or dead.

The team found that 670 of loved ones lasting experienced low level of grief after death, such as feeling a little confused about their role in life, while 107 of them permanently experienced high levels of grief, such as overwhelming sense of this way. The remaining participants experienced a grief that fell or delayed grief that kicked in for some time after their loss.

Next, the researchers analyzed the dear ‘medical items 10 years after their loss. The death rate in the high grief group was 88 percent greater than in the low grief.

“There is a saying that grief is breaking hearts,” says Maercker. The results support the idea that prolonged, intense complaint puts a strain on the body, leading to previous death, he says. It can also cause lifestyle change as deprived people may be more likely to skip meals or be inactive.

Only 17 percent of loved ones had been diagnosed with a medical condition at the start of the study, but Nielsen says this was more common among people in the group with high grief. Higher rates of already existing conditions may partly explain why members of this group were more likely to die during the follow -up period, she says. It is also possible that poor health can intensify Griers, says Maercker.

Offering extra support to people experiencing serious, long -term grief – whether they need to condition themselves – be able to save lives, he says.