Effects of bereavement on service use, work and daily life
| Medical/social service use | Overall n=1078 | Heavy grievers n=143 | Not-so-heavy grievers n=935 | P value (χ2) |
| Used medical or social support in past month (other than friends and family) | 346 (32.1%) | 74 (51.7%) | 272 (29.1%) | ≤0.001*** |
| No medical or social support in the past month (other than friends and family) | 732 (67.9%) | 69 (48.3%) | 663 (70.9%) | ≤0.001*** |
| Effect (higher score shows greater effect) | Total mean score | Heavy grievers’ mean score | Not-so-heavy grievers mean score | P (Welch’s t-test) |
| How seriously has your physical health influenced your work | 1.49 | 3.89 (SD 3.47) | 1.22 (SD 2.04) | ≤0.001*** |
| How seriously has your physical health influenced daily life outside work | 1.86 | 4.38 (SD 3.19) | 1.47 (SD 2.20) | ≤0.001*** |
***p≤0.001 using χ2 test for service use; Bonferroni-corrected Welch’s t-test for influence of health.