The focus of this study was on the impact of spousal loss on the development of chronic pain, more specifically, the aim was to investigate the effect of experiencing low preparedness before a wife ‟ s death on the widower ‟ s chronic pain 4-5 years after loss.
Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að kanna hvort áfall við að missa maka hafi áhrif á þróun langvarandi verkja, nánar tiltekið hvort lítill undirbúningur fyrir andlát eiginkonu hafi áhrif á upplifun verkja ekkla 4-5 árum eftir missi þeirra.