Evaluating a bereavement follow‐up intervention for grieving mothers after the death of a child

Raitio, Katja; Kaunonen, Marja; Aho, Anna Liisa

doi:10.1111/scs.12183

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“…Twelve articles represented empirical data drawn from the interventions of bereavement care programmes. Of these, four represented quantitative studies [40][41][42][43], six represented qualitative studies [44][45][46][47][48][49], and two represented studies which included both quantitative and qualitative outcomes [50,51]. Nine articles were descriptive in nature [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60].…”

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“…This helps parents to find a place for, and to define a new bond with, the deceased child in the new reality [47]. Follow-up contact with HCPs and peer supporters, simply their presence and conversations, help parents to cope with loss [40,43]. During follow-up contacts, HCPs can offer parents an explanation of the course of treatment and the rationale for certain decisions that were made.…”

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When a child dies: a systematic review of well-defined parent-focused bereavement interventions and their alignment with grief- and loss theories

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Background: The availability of interventions for bereaved parents have increased. However, most are practice based. To enhance the implementation of bereavement care for parents, an overview of interventions which are replicable and evidence-based are needed. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of well-defined bereavement interventions, focused on the parents, and delivered by regular health care professionals. Also, we explore the alignment between the interventions identified and the concepts contained in theories on grief in order to determine their theoretical evidence base. Method: A systematic review was conducted using the methods PALETTE and PRISMA. The search was conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL. We included articles containing well-defined, replicable, paediatric bereavement interventions, focused on the parent, and performed by regular health care professionals. We excluded interventions on pathological grief, or interventions performed by healthcare professionals specialised in bereavement care. Quality appraisal was evaluated using the risk of bias, adapted risk of bias, or COREQ. In order to facilitate the evaluation of any theoretical foundation, a synthesis of ten theories about grief and loss was developed showing five key concepts: anticipatory grief, working models or plans, appraisal processes, coping, and continuing bonds. Results: Twenty-one articles were included, describing fifteen interventions. Five overarching components of intervention were identified covering the content of all interventions. These were: the acknowledgement of parenthood and the child's life; establishing keepsakes; follow-up contact; education and information, and; remembrance activities. The studies reported mainly on how to conduct, and experiences with, the interventions, but not on their effectiveness. Since most interventions lacked empirical evidence, they were evaluated against the key theoretical concepts which showed that all the components of intervention had a theoretical base.

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When a child dies: a systematic review of well-defined parent-focused bereavement interventions and their alignment with grief- and loss theories

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“…When assessed six months post-bereavement, fathers in the intervention condition ( n = 62) reported stronger personal growth and some lower grief reaction scores (e.g., blame and anger) relative to fathers in the control condition ( n = 41). A similar study, with essentially the same intervention program, was carried out with 136 bereaved Finnish mothers [ 61 ]. Although mothers who reported greater perceived social support also reported lower grief reactions, there were no significant differences in maternal grief reactions between mothers in the intervention condition ( n = 83) and those in the control condition ( n = 53).…”

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Risk and Resilience Factors Related to Parental Bereavement Following the Death of a Child with a Life-Limiting Condition

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This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on risk and resilience factors impacting on parental bereavement outcomes following the death of a child with a life-limiting condition. Over the past few decades, bereavement research has focussed primarily on a risk-based approach. In light of advances in the literature on resilience, the authors propose a Risk and Resilience Model of Parental Bereavement, thus endeavouring to give more holistic consideration to a range of potential influences on parental bereavement outcomes. The literature will be reviewed with regard to the role of: (i) loss-oriented stressors (e.g., circumstances surrounding the death and multiple losses); (ii) inter-personal factors (e.g., marital factors, social support, and religious practices); (iii) intra-personal factors (e.g., neuroticism, trait optimism, psychological flexibility, attachment style, and gender); and (iv) coping and appraisal, on parental bereavement outcomes. Challenges facing this area of research are discussed, and research and clinical implications considered.

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“…The actions of hospital staff also have very signi cant implications for the women's immediate and long-term well-being. Therefore, the importance of non-medical goals in the therapy process is emphasized, including improvements in the patient's well-being to enable effective functioning, not only physical but also mental and social [1,11,12,13].…”

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Social Support and Subjective Assessment of Psychophysical Condition, Health, and Satisfaction with Quality of Life among Women after Pregnancy Loss

Iwanowicz-Palus

Mróz

Bień

2020

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Background: The task of modern medicine is not just to heal, but also to improve the patient’s well-being and achieve non-medical goals in the therapy process that enable effective physical, mental and social functioning of the patient. Social support in difficult situations mobilizes an individual's strength and resources to cope with problems. Research on social support and women’s condition after pregnancy loss reflects a holistic approach to the patient and is important from the perspective of increasing the level of hospital care. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of social support on the psychophysical condition, health, and satisfaction with quality of life among women after miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.Methods: The study was carried out among 500 patients after misscariage and 110 with ectopic pregnancy, hospitalized in hospitals in Lublin (Poland). The study was conducted with the use of a diagnostic survey with the application of the Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS) and original survey questionnaire.Results: Respondents after miscarriage and those after termination of ectopic pregnancy assigned highest scores to the degree of perceived available instrumental support (respectively, miscarriage: M = 3.79, EP: M = 3.77), emotional support (M = 3.68, M = 3.65), and actually received support (M = 3.61, M = 3.57) (p < 0.05). Women after pregnancy loss assigned the highest score to the support obtained from their partner (respectively, miscarriage: M = 9.26, EP: M = 9.23), family (M = 9.09, M = 9.18), midwife (M = 8.70, M = 8.58), and friends (M = 8.49, M = 8.61) (p < 0.05). Social support was significantly correlated with the condition of patients hospitalized as a result of pregnancy loss (p < 0.05).Conclusions: Women hospitalized due to miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy assigned high scores to the level of perceived available instrumental, emotional, and actually received social support. There is a positive relationship between social support and subjective opinion about psychophysical condition, health and satisfaction with quality of life among women after pregnancy loss.

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Evaluating a bereavement follow‐up intervention for grieving mothers after the death of a child

Abstract: Health care professionals are in an important role when considering support for grieving mothers; the given support may relieve the mothers' grief reactions.

Cited by 31 publications

References 51 publications

When a child dies: a systematic review of well-defined parent-focused bereavement interventions and their alignment with grief- and loss theories

When a child dies: a systematic review of well-defined parent-focused bereavement interventions and their alignment with grief- and loss theories

Risk and Resilience Factors Related to Parental Bereavement Following the Death of a Child with a Life-Limiting Condition

Social Support and Subjective Assessment of Psychophysical Condition, Health, and Satisfaction with Quality of Life among Women after Pregnancy Loss

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