Fenger-Grøn, Morten Paulsen Møller, Ida Schou Pedersen, Henrik Frost, Lars Sandbæk, Annelli Davydow, Dimitry S Johnsen, Søren P Vinter, Nicklas
Published in
Journal of the American Heart Association
Background Stress has been reported to trigger stroke, and the death of a loved one is a potentially extremely stressful experience. Yet, previous studies have yielded conflicting findings of whether bereavement is associated with stroke risk, possibly because of insufficient distinction between ischemic stroke (IS) and intracerebral hemorrhage (IC...
Wilson, Donna M Darko, Elizabeth M Kusi-Appiah, Elizabeth Roh, Sophia J Ramic, Arnel Errasti-Ibarrondo, Begoña
Published in
Omega
Most people will experience bereavement grief, but some suffer from persistent or prolonged (PoP) grief, grief that used to be identified as "complicated" before recent DSM-5 and ICD-11 definitional developments. In 2020, a scoping literature review was undertaken to identify and consolidate contemporary evidence from research articles published in...
Lenger, Maja Krarup Neergaard, Mette Asbjoern Guldin, Mai-Britt Nielsen, Mette Kjaergaard
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Palliative medicine
The health of caregivers can be affected during end-of-life caregiving. Previous cross-sectional studies have indicated an association between poor health status and prolonged grief disorder, but prospective studies are lacking. To describe physical and mental health status in caregivers of patients at the end of life, and to investigate whether ca...
Gergerich, Erika Mallonee, Jason Gherardi, Stacy Kale-Cheever, Megan Duga, Frankie
Published in
Journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative care
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique health and social challenges for hospice patients, their families, and care providers. This qualitative study explored the impact of the pandemic on this population through the experiences and perceptions of social workers in hospice care. A survey was distributed through national and local listservs to social...
Riva, Luca Caraceni, Augusto Vigorita, Federico Berti, Jacopo Martinelli, Maria Pia Crippa, Matteo Pellegrini, Giacomo Scaccabarozzi, Gianlorenzo
Published in
BMJ supportive & palliative care
The aim of this work is to describe the multidisciplinary model of intervention applied and the characteristics of some COVID-19 patients assisted by the hospital palliative care unit (UCP-H) of an Italian hospital in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A retrospective study was conducted on patients admitted to the...
Helton, Gabrielle Morris, Sue E Dole, Olivia R Wolfe, Joanne Snaman, Jennifer M
Published in
Journal of pain and symptom management
The death of a child from cancer is a devastating event, placing bereaved parents at risk for both physical and psychosocial morbidities. Despite growing awareness of these outcomes and increased hospital-based support, bereaved parents continue to express a desire for additional assistance. We examined parental perceptions of bereavement support f...
Hovland, Cynthia
Published in
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The purpose of this study is to determine family caregivers' recommendations for professional health care professionals on how to help prepare them for the death of an elder with dementia. Purposive criterion sampling was employed to identify 30 bereaved caregivers of family members aged 65 and older who died with a dementia-related diagnosis. In-d...
Blossier, Patrick Rizzi, Alice Titia
Published in
Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere
Death has become a topic in our society and talking about it with young children is often the source of numerous questions on the part of adults, especially parents. How should we talk about death with young children? Does the migration process play a role in certain families? Do they draw on their culture of origin, their cultural or religious cus...
Bolt, Sophie H Witjes, Marloes van den Ende, Barbara
Published in
Omega
This article investigates the emergence of a growing demand in the Netherlands: the wish of organ donor families and organ recipients to establish contact. Such direct contact transgresses both the anonymity and privacy long considered by many to be fundamental to organ donation. Legislation prescribes that privacy should be safeguarded, but the pa...
Bartik, Warren John Maple, Myfanwy McKay, Kathy
Published in
Crisis
Background: There is limited research investigating the risks for young friends exposed to the suicide of peers. Aims: This study aimed to better understand the impact of suicide bereavement on rural young people. Method: Participants in this a mixed-method study were 18 young people who had been exposed to a friend's suicide and who resided in rur...
