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OBJECTIVE To investigate the extent of complicated grief symptoms and associated risk factors among parents whose child died in a pediatric intensive care unit. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey conducted by mail and telephone. SETTING Seven children's hospitals affiliated with the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network from January 1, 2006, to June 30, 2008. PARTICIPANTS Two ...

Psychological distress is common in terminally ill persons and can be a source of great suffering. Grief is an adaptive, universal, and highly personalized response to the multiple losses that occur at the end of life. This response may be intense early on after a loss manifesting itself physically, emotionally, cognitively, behaviorally, and spiritually; however, the impact of grief on daily l...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the grief and personal growth experience of spouses and adult children of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the factors contributing to these experiences. DESIGN AND METHODS We used a modification of the Marwit-Meuser-Sanders Caregiver Grief model to examine the factors that contribute to grief and personal growth....

Aim: To investigate common grief reactions experienced by children ages 5-17 after the loss of a significant person in their life. Methods: A retrospective review of the records of 83 children for common grief reactions indicated by parent(s)/caregivers of children attending a bereavement camp from July 2009 through July 2011. The review included common grief reactions, gender, age, relationshi...

With our aging population, it is estimated that in the near future there will be an overwhelming increase in the number of individuals dealing with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (ADRD). From the time that symptoms begin to insidiously emerge, it can take well over ten years for the disease to run its course. In addition to the crippling effect for those inflicted, this lengthy durat...

BACKGROUND Family carers of people living and dying with dementia experience grief. The prevalence, predictors and associated factors of grief in this population have been identified, and psychosocial interventions to decrease grief symptoms have been implemented. However, the effect of psychosocial interventions on family carers' grief, loss or bereavement has not been examined. OBJECTIVE To...

The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief With an increasing number of social activities taking place online, an emotionally fraught and culturally complex question has surfaced regarding what happens to someone’s online content and identity after death. Social media sites are increasingly sophisticated in the...

The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief With an increasing number of social activities taking place online, an emotionally fraught and culturally complex question has surfaced regarding what happens to someone’s online content and identity after death. Social media sites are increasingly sophisticated in the...