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Loss and Grief in the Context of Dementia Caregiving
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2022As a universal human reaction to perceived and/or actual loss, grief is becoming increasingly pervasive at all levels of society. Among the broad spectrum of loss experiences, those associated with dementia are perhaps of the most complex.
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Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1997
The grief of those anticipating the loss of a loved one with a chronic, debilitating illness has received little research attention to date. The present study provides empirical evidence of the intensity, nature and persistence of anticipatory grief among caregivers of persons with dementia.
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The grief of those anticipating the loss of a loved one with a chronic, debilitating illness has received little research attention to date. The present study provides empirical evidence of the intensity, nature and persistence of anticipatory grief among caregivers of persons with dementia.
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Risks for Complicated Grief in Family Caregivers
Journal of Social Work in End-Of-Life & Palliative Care, 2011Complicated grief (CG) is a recently recognized disorder experienced by the bereaved and characterized by intense distress that interferes with functioning. Estimates indicate that about 20 % of bereaved individuals may develop CG. Family caregivers of those who are chronically ill may face unique risks for CG, such as pre-death stressors associated ...
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Journal of Palliative Care, 1985
This feature in each issue of the journal, will serve to indicate a main direction of thought about palliative care, somewhat as the compass and map offer guidance in the sport after which this section is titled.
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This feature in each issue of the journal, will serve to indicate a main direction of thought about palliative care, somewhat as the compass and map offer guidance in the sport after which this section is titled.
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Depression or Grief? The Experience of Caregivers of People with Dementia
Health & Social Work, 1996The exploratory study discussed in this article attempted to shed some light on the nature of the depression and grief experienced by caregivers of people with dementia. The findings suggest that the depression so frequently described in the literature may not be as severe or clinically significant as previously thought and that it may be more ...
Walker, Rebecca J. +1 more
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Recognizing Grief in Oncology Patients and Their Caregivers
The Journal of Supportive Oncology, 2011Commentary on “Understanding Bereavement:What Every Oncology Practitioner Should Know”by Elizabeth Kacel, Xin Gao and Holly Prigerson(page 172).Health-care professionals should recognize thatgrief may present in a variety of forms and atvarious times during a patient’s illness andbeyond.—Kacel, Gao, and Prigerson, “Understand-ing Bereavement: What ...
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Palliative Care Caregivers’ Grief Mediators
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2015The aim of the study is to identify the mediators of complicated grief in a Portuguese sample of caregivers. Grief mediators were prospectively evaluated using a list of risk factors completed by the palliative care team members, during the predeath and bereavement period. More than 6 months after the death, we applied PG-13 to diagnose prolonged grief
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