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| Bereavement adjustment and support among caregivers | | Author(s) | Kevin Brazil, Michel Bédard, Kathleen Willison |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 9 no 3, Fall 2003 |
| Pages | pp 193-204 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Bereavement ; Adjustment ; Self help organisations ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The influence of health status, demographics, duration of bereavement, caregiving experience, and the use of formal services on caregivers' adjustment to bereavement was examined. 151 bereaved family caregivers participated in a telephone survey. The symptoms they reported most often were sleeplessness, depression, and loss of appetite. 135 (89%) felt that things were going reasonably well for themselves at the time of interview, and 91 (60%) had come to terms with their relative's death. Hierarchical regression models revealed that being a younger caregiver, reporting poorer mental health status, being a spousal caregiver, and reporting negative consequences of caregiving on caregiver's health were predictive of poorer recovery in bereavement. Relatives and friends also played an important role in assisting the bereaved to manage the bereavement process. This article identifies factors associated with poor reactions to bereavement, and bereavement as a social process, where family and friends play an important role in the recovery process. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040519206 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: DW: DR: PQ: 3F: 7S |
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