Mediating effect of cognitive appraisal and coping on anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with cancer: a Bayesian structural equation model study [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Anticipatory grief is common among family caregivers of cancer patients and may be related to caregiver burden, family resilience, psychological capital, cognitive appraisal, and coping strategies.
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Effects of family-based dignity intervention and expressive writing on anticipatory grief of family caregivers of patients with cancer: a study protocol for a four-arm randomized controlled trial and a qualitative process evaluation [PDF]
Trials, 2021 Background Family caregivers of dying cancer patients are affected by grief experiences and bereavement complications. Several approaches such as psycho-emotional care and an increase in spirituality have been suggested to diminish these complications ...
Naima Seyedfatemi +3 more
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Psychometric evaluation of the anticipatory grief scale in a sample of family caregivers in the context of palliative care [PDF]
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2019 Introduction In palliative care, family caregivers are often faced with experiences of grief in anticipation of the loss of a close person. An instrument designed to measure this form of grief is the Anticipatory Grief Scale, which includes 27 items and ...
Maja Holm +4 more
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The chain mediating effect of spiritual well‐being and anticipatory grief between benefit finding and meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer: Empirical research quantitative [PDF]
Nursing OpenAim This study aimed to explore the chain mediating effect of spiritual well‐being and anticipatory grief between benefit finding and meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer. Design This was a cross‐sectional study.
Qingyue Luo +3 more
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Anticipatory grief and experience of providing at-home palliative care among informal caregivers of spouses in Croatia: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Palliative Care, 2022 Background In palliative care, caring for spouses suffering from incurable diseases can provoke a range of reactions in informal caregivers that are part of the grieving process, as well as other reactions and ways of coping with a current role, which is
Jelena Bilić +2 more
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Patient-reported outcome measures for anticipatory grief: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundAnticipatory grief (AG) refers to the experience of grief symptoms by patients or their caregivers in response to life-threatening illnesses, even before an actual loss has occurred.
Shiyuan Wang +10 more
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Effects of family dignity interventions combined with standard palliative care on family adaptability, cohesion, and anticipatory grief in adult advanced cancer survivors and their family caregivers: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]
HeliyonBackground: Family involvement and comfort are equally important in palliative care. Dignity undertook a new meaning and novel challenges as a result of restrictions on visits and companionship during the pandemic.
Nannan Wang +5 more
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Pre-loss grief among family caregivers: An evolutionary concept analysis [PDF]
International Journal of Nursing SciencesObjective: This study aimed to clarify the evolving characteristics of pre-loss grief among family caregivers by identifying its attributes, antecedents, consequences, and related concepts.
Ying Qian +5 more
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Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Characteristics and Their Relationship With Anticipatory Grief [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Joan Guàrdia-Olmos +1 more
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Anticipatory Grief in Dementia: An Ethnographic Study of Loss and Connection. [PDF]
Cult Med Psychiatry, 2023 AbstractIn this article, I address the experiences of family members of people with dementia, as they expressed the sensation of gradually losing the person with dementia. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in nursing homes in the Netherlands, and contributing to the anthropology of grief, I explore the co-existence of experiences of anticipatory grief ...
Lemos Dekker N.
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