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Dementia Caregiver Grief and Bereavement: An Integrative Review
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2016Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias make up the fifth leading cause of death for individuals of 65 years of age and older in the United States. Seventy percent of these individuals will die in long-term care settings. The aim of this integrative review was to examine and synthesize the evidence on grief and bereavement in Alzheimer’s disease and ...
Elizabeth H, Arruda, Olimpia, Paun
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Caregiver's Anticipatory Grief in Dementia: A Pilot Study
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991Twenty-seven wives who care for their spouses suffering from dementia completed the Anticipatory Grief Scale (AGS) and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist—SCL-90-R. The alpha coefficient for the AGS was 0.84, indicating good internal consistency. The AGS was also positively and significantly correlated ( p < 0.001) with the depression, anxiety, and ...
S K, Theut +3 more
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Grief in Spouse and Children Caregivers of Dementia Patients
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 1999Caring for a family member with dementia involves loss and inevitable grief during the illness duration. The purpose of this study was to determine the patterns of grief of caregivers of family members with dementia and the relationship of those patterns to the losses and experiences of the caregivers.
C L, Lindgren +2 more
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Complicated Grief of Immediate Family Caregivers
Advances in Nursing Science, 2019Grieving is a normal reaction to loss; however, not everyone is able to recover from grief and adjust to a life after the loss. “Complicated grief” (CG) is a term used to describe intense and prolonged bereavement after the loss of a loved one that interferes with normal activities accompanied by destructive thoughts and behaviors.
Tina M, Mason, Cindy S, Tofthagen
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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
Alexandra M, Coelho +2 more
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Health & Social Work, 2017
Grief in dementia caregiving is underexplored in research studies in the Chinese context, yet social workers often work with caregivers of people with dementia (PWD) and who experience grief. Having a valid assessment tool can help social workers better identify the grief of caregivers and facilitate caregivers' articulation of grief.
Wallace Chi Ho, Chan +3 more
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Grief in dementia caregiving is underexplored in research studies in the Chinese context, yet social workers often work with caregivers of people with dementia (PWD) and who experience grief. Having a valid assessment tool can help social workers better identify the grief of caregivers and facilitate caregivers' articulation of grief.
Wallace Chi Ho, Chan +3 more
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Caregiver Grief and Anticipatory Mourning
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2014Caring for a dying loved one can be difficult and challenging, and grief is often a constant companion. The grief of caregivers is complex and often greater in intensity than the grief experienced after the death.
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Grief and Loss of a Caregiver in Children: A Developmental Perspective
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2011Grief is one’s response to loss. Each person’s expression of grief is unique and influenced by factors such as age, culture, and previous exposure to loss. Whether or not children grieve has been debated, with some proponents stating that children do not grieve at all until they are adolescents, and others asserting that infants are capable of grief ...
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Predictors of Anticipatory Grief in Dementia Caregivers
Clinical Gerontologist, 2010The current study examines several indicators of dementia severity and their relationship to anticipatory grief (AG) to investigate which aspects of the caregiving situation may lead to greater levels of AG. Eighty informal dementia caregivers completed interviews and questionnaires assessing their experiences, and regression analyses were used to ...
Caitlin K. Holley, Benjamin T. Mast
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Grief Experiences of 3 Caregiving Wives of Veterans With Dementia
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2012Three wives share their experiences of caregiving for husbands with dementia. The 3 husbands, aged 51, 71, and 84, developed dementia following years of devoted military service. To present lived experiences of caregiving wives’, meanings attributed to caregiving are investigated, variations in caregiving and grieving experiences are explored, and ...
James L, Ford +3 more
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