biostudies-literatureHollingshaus MNCRR NIH HHSNIA NIH HHSDonaghue Medical Research FoundationHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of UtahNational Cancer InstituteNCI NIH HHS116781https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12357765biostudies-literatureUnknown348Experiencing the death of a family member and providing end-of-life caregiving can be stressful on families - this is well-documented in both the caregiving and bereavement literatures. Adopting a linked-lived theoretical perspective, exposure to the death and dying of one family member could be conceptualized as a significant life stressor that produces short and long-term health consequences for surviving family members. This study uses familial-linked administrative records from the Utah Population Database to assess how variations in family hospice experiences affect mortality risk for surviving spouses and children. A cohort of hospice decedents living in Utah between 1998 and 2016 linked to their spouses and adult children (n = 37,271 pairs) provides an ideal study population becauseSocial science & medicine (1982)Mortality risk following end-of-life caregiving: A population-based analysis of hospice users and their families.PMC12357765P30 CA042014R01 RR021746P30 CA2014K76 AG054862Iacob EMeeks HUtz RLHollingshaus MSmith KRStephens COrnstein KTay DfalseMortality risk following end-of-life caregiving: A population-based analysis of hospice users and their families.Experiencing the death of a family member and providing end-of-life caregiving can be stressful on families - this is well-documented in both the caregiving and bereavement literatures. Adopting a linked-lived theoretical perspective, exposure to the death and dying of one family member could be conceptualized as a significant life stressor that produces short and long-term health consequences for surviving family members. This study uses familial-linked administrative records from the Utah Population Database to assess how variations in family hospice experiences affect mortality risk for surviving spouses and children. A cohort of hospice decedents living in Utah between 1998 and 2016 linked to their spouses and adult children (n = 37,271 pairs) provides an ideal study population because2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 May2026-04-13T07:12:54.312Z2026-04-07T13:24:37.019ZS-EPMC123577653854780610.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116781