A call for epidemiology and thanatology to address the dying, death, and grief pipeline among Blacks in the United States

Jones-Eversley, Sharon D.; Rice, Johnny

doi:10.1080/07481187.2020.1721618

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“…The literature on bereavement is extensive, yet it is only recently that researchers have begun to highlight populationbased disparities within this realm. 35,55,56 The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the urgency of addressing racial/ethnic disparities in familial bereavement. [57][58][59] Our findings show that the relation between types of loss and depressive symptoms differ by race/ethnicity.…”

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Types of bereavement and depressive symptoms among older adults: Does race/ethnicity matter?

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Kim

2024

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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AimTo explore racial/ethnic differences in relation between types of bereavement and depressive symptoms among older adults in the USA.MethodsThe sample limited to racially/ethnically diverse adults aged ≥55 (n = 879) was drawn from the third wave of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP). The NSHAP provides self‐identified racial/ethnic categories (non‐Hispanic Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics) of respondents who were categorized into three groups by experience of bereavement: non‐loss, spousal loss, and parental loss. Using the weights, a two‐way analysis of covariance with Bonferroni post‐test was conducted to explore the main effect of types of loss and race/ethnicity and their interaction effects on depressive symptoms.ResultsSpousal loss reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than non‐loss or parental loss. Based on the interaction between types of loss and race/ethnicity; however, distinctive patterns were observed. Blacks and Hispanics who lose a parent reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms than non‐Hispanic Whites did.ConclusionsAn increase in depressive symptoms after bereavement manifested distinctively based on racial/ethnic background and the relationship with the deceased. This implies that it is necessary to develop coping strategies concerning race/ethnicity and whom they lose. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; ••: ••–••.

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Types of bereavement and depressive symptoms among older adults: Does race/ethnicity matter?

You,

Kim

2024

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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“…Conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke have co-existed with startling homicide rates and been more prevalent causes of death for Black males and females. Black females have also been prone to death due to chronic lower respiratory disease (Jones-Eversley & Rice, 2020) and numerous disenfranchising non-death loss experiences (racial violence, sexual assault) (Bordere, 2019; Bryant-Davis et al., 2010 ). Thus, further research is needed on grief effects concerning a spectrum of death and non-losses that necessitate grief for Black populations (see Bordere, 2019).…”

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The Holistic Grief Effects of Bereaved Black Female College Students

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Bordere

2020

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This study examined the holistic grief effects of Black female college students. A total of 105 participants from two universities, who identified as Black or African American females, completed a questionnaire regarding death losses and grief effects they experienced. Descriptive statistics and ANOVAs examined between-group differences based on loss experiences. Linear regressions predicted the grief effects Black female college students experience based on time since loss and cause of death. Participants displayed holistic grief effects in all six dimensions of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, physical, interpersonal, and spiritual/world assumptions, with emotional and cognitive effects as the most experienced grief effects. The cause of death had a statistically significant effect on grief effects with suicide and murder, displaying higher mean effects. Although statistically significant relationships were not found between grief effects and time of loss, most mean effects peaked at 7–12 months post-loss. Implications and recommendations for future research are provided.

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