1993
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(199307)21:3<210::aid-jcop2290210305>3.0.co;2-l
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Variables contributing to experiences of grief in HIV/AIDS health care professionals

Abstract: High patient death rates and frequent patient re‐admissions are among the factors that contribute to experiences of grief in health care professionals working in the area of HIV/AIDS. This study of 134 Australian health care professionals examines why grief about patient loss is more likely to affect some people than others, the effect of high levels of grief on staff, and the effectiveness of methods of coping with the loss of patients. The variables examined included identification with patients, anxiety, so… Show more

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“…The availability of a target for blame and anger (i.e., Russian separatists), but also the deaths of families and young children, the problems to get access to the area of the crash to collect the remains, may all have intensified the emotional response (see Table and Tennen & Affleck, ). Shared identities and emotions enhance social amplification and empathic transportation after the misfortune of similar others (Green et al ., ; Kasperson et al ., ; Nummenmaa et al ., ), which may have led to feelings of sadness and grief (Bennett & Kelaher, ; Wayment, ). The psychosomatic responses to the disaster we found in the present study illustrate the potential effect of sociocultural context, narratives, and beliefs on vicarious experiences ( cf .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The availability of a target for blame and anger (i.e., Russian separatists), but also the deaths of families and young children, the problems to get access to the area of the crash to collect the remains, may all have intensified the emotional response (see Table and Tennen & Affleck, ). Shared identities and emotions enhance social amplification and empathic transportation after the misfortune of similar others (Green et al ., ; Kasperson et al ., ; Nummenmaa et al ., ), which may have led to feelings of sadness and grief (Bennett & Kelaher, ; Wayment, ). The psychosomatic responses to the disaster we found in the present study illustrate the potential effect of sociocultural context, narratives, and beliefs on vicarious experiences ( cf .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The AIS contains 28-items measuring the impact of HIV/AIDS while caring for PLWH. The scale is grouped into five scales: 'stigma and discrimination' (AIS-S&D), 'identification with others' (AIS-ID), 'social reward' (AIS-SR), 'grief and loss' (AIS-G&L) and 'peer relationship/loss tolerance' (AIS-PR/LT) (Bennett & Kelaher, 1993). Each of these scales was designed to measure a different way of coping with stress related to working with HIV-infected patients.…”
Section: Data Collection and Instrumentmentioning
confidence: 99%