Couples at Risk Following the Death of Their Child: Predictors of Grief Versus Depression.

Meij, Leoniek Wijngaards-de; Stroebe, Margaret; Schüt, H.; Stroebe, Wolfgang; Bout, Jan van den; Heijden, P.G.M. van der; Dijkstra, Iris

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.73.4.617

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“…This is in contrast to other studies that have shown higher rates of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and higher rates of psychiatric hospitalization in parents who had a child die compared with the normative population. 18,19,20 It is possible that parents who agreed to participate were coping better than those who chose not to participate; thus our findings may not be generalizable to this population as a whole. Alternatively, it is possible that parents were coping well because overall they were satisfied with the care their infant had received and were comfortable in the medical decisions that were made about their infant's care.…”

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Infant end-of-life care: the parents' perspective

Pierucci²,

et al. 2007

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors important to parents in their infant's end-of-life care.Study Design: Participants were parents (n ¼ 19 families) whose infant (less than 1 year old) had died. Parents completed the Revised Grief Experience Inventory (RGEI) and a semi-structured interview regarding their infant's end-of-life care. Interviews were rated using the Post-Death Adaptation Scale (PDAS).Result: Parents scored significantly lower than the normative sample on the RGEI, and PDAS scores suggested that these parents were adapting positively. Parent interviews identified the aspects of care that were important to parents: honesty, empowered decision-making, parental care, environment, faith/trust in nursing care, physicians bearing witness and support from other hospital care providers. Conclusion:Results of this study suggest that parents can effectively cope following the death of an infant and the medical staff can do much to improve the end-of-life care for infants and their families.

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Infant end-of-life care: the parents' perspective

Pierucci²,

et al. 2007

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“…Although the death of a child can result in intense and long-lasting grief, there seem to be additional complexities when adult offspring die (Wijngaards-de Meij et al, 2005). Of the studies identified in this review, only one study focused on the association between the offspring's age at the time of death and marital outcomes.…”

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Couple’s Relationship After the Death of a Child: A Systematic Review

2015

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“…More recently, Scholtes and Browne (2015) found that child's age at death was negatively associated with personal growth. Regarding the factors related to the child's death, the unexpectedness of the death has been found to be associated with poorer parental outcomes (e.g., more intense grief; Barry, Kasl, & Prigerson, 2002;Wijngaards-de Meij et al, 2005). Another important feature is whether parents, according to their own perception, said goodbye to their child.…”

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Posttraumatic growth in bereaved parents: A multidimensional model of associated factors.

Albuquerque

Narciso

Pereira

2018

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: Although the death of a child is a devastating event, recent evidence shows that personal growth is a relevant outcome of parents' grief. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with posttraumatic growth (PTG) and to propose a multidimensional model consisting of sociodemographic, situational, and intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. Method: A sample (N ϭ 197; 89.8% female; mean age ϭ 39.44 years) of bereaved parents completed the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form, the 14-Item Resilience Scale, the Continuing Bonds Scale, and the Dyadic Coping Inventory. Results:The final model consisted of sociodemographic, situational, intrapersonal, and interpersonal factors of PTG, which accounted for 36.7% of the variance. Higher levels of PTG were generally associated with female sex, younger age of the child, higher levels of resilience, higher levels of internalized continuing bonds (i.e., internal representation of the child, maintaining psychological proximity), and higher levels of stress communication by the partner (communicating the stress experience and requesting emotional or practical support). Conclusions: In clinical practice, health professionals assisting bereaved parents should pay attention to men and parents of older children, who might be at higher risk of difficulties in developing PTG. Additionally, promoting a more internalized bond with the child, resilience and dyadic coping, especially stress communication, can constitute important therapeutic goals.

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Couples at Risk Following the Death of Their Child: Predictors of Grief Versus Depression.

Cited by 181 publications

References 18 publications

Infant end-of-life care: the parents' perspective

Infant end-of-life care: the parents' perspective

Couple’s Relationship After the Death of a Child: A Systematic Review

Posttraumatic growth in bereaved parents: A multidimensional model of associated factors.

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