Abstract |
This aims of this longitudinal study were to identify the risk factors of and depressive mood in caregivers who received hospice care 6 months after their patients' death, and the cutoff pint of the bereavement risk index, as well as, the prevalence of persistent complex bereavement disorder (PCBD). There were 30.28 and 4.59% of caregivers with depressive mood and PCBD, respectively. The risk factors included resistance to the reality of patients' death, anger, self-blame and guilt, support networks, and coping. The cutoff points of total bereavement risk index and five-item short form were 10/11 and 9/10, respectively.
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Authors | Sheng-Yu Fan, Hsiang-Ping Chen, Jyh-Gang Hsieh |
Journal | Death studies
(Death Stud)
Vol. 45
Issue 4
Pg. 266-272
( 2021)
ISSN: 1091-7683 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 31199200
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Bereavement
- Caregivers
- Depression
- Hospice Care
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Risk Factors
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