Happy marriage prolongs life of heart patients

According to a recent study by scientists at the University of Rochester in the US published in the journal Health Psychology, people with happy marriages who have less need for major heart surgery are three times more likely to survive than those who are not married.

However, the authors also found that male heart surgery subjects were more likely to survive regardless of their marital status, while women could only enjoy a sense of rebirth after surgery if they and their husbands lived happily together.

The study found that 83% of happily married women who underwent heart transplant surgery survived for another 15 years, compared with 28% of unhappily married women and 27% of unmarried women.

For husbands with happy marriages, the survival rate was also 83%, but for men who were dissatisfied with their marriages, the rate was still high at 60% and 36% for unmarried men.

Lead researcher Professor Kathleen King said support from spouses encouraged people to lead healthier lives, such as taking up sports or giving up smoking.

She said a happy marriage also motivates patients to take care of themselves after surgery because they have a reason to “get back up.”

The authors also confirmed that a happy married life is an important positive factor for survival after surgery. This factor also helps people avoid other risks such as smoking, obesity or high blood pressure./.

(According to Vietnam+)