Sandberg Jonathan G, Miller Richard B, Harper James M, Robila Mihaela, Davey Adam
School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2009 Jan;14(1):9-17. doi: 10.1177/1359105308097938.
This study tested the hypothesis that marital distress has a significant effect on health care utilization for older couples. Results from 536 intact couples in long term marriages showed men in dissatisfying marriages are more likely to utilize health care services; women in satisfying marriages are more likely to use health care services. There were no significant partner effects of marital quality on health problems or health care utilization. The association between husbands' marital quality and wives' health care utilization approached significance. Implications for future research and clinical practice, including gender differences, are discussed.
本研究检验了婚姻困扰对老年夫妇医疗保健利用有显著影响这一假设。来自536对维持长期婚姻的完整夫妇的结果显示，婚姻不满意的男性更有可能利用医疗保健服务；婚姻满意的女性更有可能利用医疗保健服务。婚姻质量对健康问题或医疗保健利用不存在显著的伴侣效应。丈夫的婚姻质量与妻子的医疗保健利用之间的关联接近显著水平。文中讨论了对未来研究和临床实践的启示，包括性别差异。
