Bereavement in later life

Carr, Deborah; Mooney, Heather

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-815970-5.00015-2

Cited by 12 publications

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“…Bereavement in later life has often been researched as a disruptive life event facing older people, which can thoroughly challenge many aspects of their lives and may prompt substantial readjustments (Carr & Mooney, 2021). An integrative review on spousal loss has demonstrated the variation and complexity of bereavement in old age:…”

Section: Understanding Bereavement In the Context Of Ageingmentioning

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‘They’re Going to Die at Some Point, but We’re all Going to Die’ – A Qualitative Exploration of Bereavement in Later Life

Fang

Carr

2021

Omega (Westport)

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This article reports on a qualitative study to investigate what bereavement means to older people. Drawing upon 80 in-depth interviews collected from eight British and Australian retirement communities, our study revealed that facing bereavement while ageing includes experiences of losing both others and the wholeness of the self. Core themes identified how the experience of losing others can be compounded by ageing-related challenges, undermining older people’s defence from bereavement and frustrating their fundamental meaning and being. The older people’s dynamic responses were also captured, highlighting the importance of supporting their agency to deal with the deeper pain of loss. By extending the concept of bereavement in later life, we also called for a more grief literate culture to mitigate the multifaceted and often deeper distresses of bereavement that older people may face alongside ageing.

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Section: Understanding Bereavement In the Context Of Ageingmentioning

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‘They’re Going to Die at Some Point, but We’re all Going to Die’ – A Qualitative Exploration of Bereavement in Later Life

Fang

Carr

2021

Omega (Westport)

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“…Furthermore, these studies also suggested that choosing a mix of coping such as emotion-focused and problem-focused together, can make the coping meaningful and positive for its user. For example, the death of a loved one, getting the news of a lifethreatening disease or terminal illness can make the individual overwhelmed and requires emotion-focused coping, such as seeking emotional support, positive reframing, or religion (Butler et al, 2005;Janson and Rohleder, 2017;Carr and Mooney, 2021;Agbaria and Abu-Mokh, 2022). After dealing with emotional reactions, the individual can look for the active problem-solving, planning, and gaining instrumental support (Shimazu and Schaufeli, 2007).…”

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Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Srivastava

Upadhaya²,

Jain³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The present study examines the mediating role of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping between stress and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample comprised 501 (312 women and 184 men aged between 18 and 42) Indians who experienced the first-ever continued lockdown in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study confirmed the presence of perceived stress due to the lockdown and pandemic among participants. Furthermore, perceived stress, coping including emotion-focused and problem-focused, and psychological well-being were found to be interrelated. The serial mediation analysis revealed that participants dealt with stress by choosing emotion-focused coping first as an immediate resort. After a reappraisal of stress-inducing situations, they used problem-focused coping, and this sequence of constant coping mechanisms helped maintain their psychological well-being. The findings of this study can be applied to develop strategies for people’s mental health by public health organizations and health professionals.

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“…[ 3 ] The coping strategies are used by subjects in a stressful situation, and implementing the same depend both on the individual’s cognitive appraisal of the situation and his/her emotional status. [ 4 5 ] The Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE) inventory is the widely applied measure to identify the nature of coping strategies implemented by individuals and explores 14 coping strategies. The novel 4-factor structure of the French version of the Brief COPE, validated in a sample of individuals facing a singular stressful event, including cancer patients and their caregivers, makes the instrument easier to use both in clinical practice and clinical research.…”

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Health care professional’s perceived stress levels and novel brief COPE-4 factor structure-based assessment of coping methods during COVID-19 pandemic in India

Rangasamy

Tirukkovalluri

Ravi

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: SARS-CoV-19 or popularly known as COVID-19 is recognized as a global public health emergency and a pandemic necessitating readiness of the health system and its operational work force to address the unprecedent challenge. Objective: To assess perceived stress and coping methods using novel brief COPE-4 factor structure and narrate thematic testimonials among health care professionals involved in COVID care in India. Settings and Designs: Health care settings and multi-state cross-sectional study. Methods and Material: A cross sectional mixed-methods study, with multi-modal aids was undertaken during April-May, 2020 using a novel brief COPE-4 Factor structure. Oral informed consent was obtained to document narrative testimonials verbatim from interviews among doctors, nurse practitioners. Statistical Analysis Used: The web-survey data from Google forms analyzed using STATA (Ver 12.0) statistical package. The interview content was subjected to manual inductive thematic coding, grouped into piles to identify broad themes as main categories. Results: Among total 218 respondents, 75 (34.4%) were female and 143 (65.6%) male, mean age of 34.71 (SD = 8.9) years. Majority of the respondents were medical post-graduates on duty (38%) followed by nurses (25%) and public health professionals (14%). Slightly higher levels of stress seen among respondents involved in COVID-19 duty, compared to those not involved (p < 0.001) and positive thinking is the major coping method adopted. Conclusions: Appraising the coping mechanisms of health care professionals reveals positive outlook amidst medium levels of perceived stress while providing COVID-19 pandemic related health care services.

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Bereavement in later life

Cited by 12 publications

References 95 publications

‘They’re Going to Die at Some Point, but We’re all Going to Die’ – A Qualitative Exploration of Bereavement in Later Life

‘They’re Going to Die at Some Point, but We’re all Going to Die’ – A Qualitative Exploration of Bereavement in Later Life

Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health care professional’s perceived stress levels and novel brief COPE-4 factor structure-based assessment of coping methods during COVID-19 pandemic in India

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