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- Title
WAR STRESS AND LATE-LIFE MORTALITY IN WORLD WAR II MALE CIVILIAN RESISTANCE VETERANS.
- Authors
Op Den Velde, Wybrand; Deeg, Dorly J. H.; Hovens, Johannes E.; van Duijin, Marijtje A. J.; Aarts, Petrra G. H.
- Abstract
The mental and physical health of 146 Dutch males exposed to severe war stress during their young adulthood were examined in 1986-1987 when they were at ages 61 to 66 years. The veterans' data were compared with a randomly selected population-based sample of same-aged males. In 2005, 70% of the war stress veterans had died, and only 35% of the comparison group. The baseline quality of life was significantly poorer in the war stress veterans than in the comparison group. Baseline variables explained 42% of the increased risk of mortality among war stress veterans. Smoking was the largest single contributor to mortality.
- Subjects
WORLD War II veterans; POST-traumatic stress disorder; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; MENTAL health; VETERANS' health; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL fitness; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Psychological Reports, 2011, Vol 108, Issue 2, p437
- ISSN
0033-2941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2466/02.10.16.PR0.108.2.437-448