Does poor spousal health negatively affect own health among elderly retired Japanese couples? A 1-year follow-up study

• Main Authors: Yoko Muramatsu (Author), Kuniyasu Takagi (Author), Tomoko Suzuki (Author), Bibha Dhungel (Author), Akihiro Tsuchiya (Author), Koji Wada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We aimed to determine whether poor spousal health affected respondents' own self-rated health after 1 year among older retired Japanese couples. Methods: Data were extracted from the nationwide population-based survey, the "Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons...