Personal Fear of Death and Grief in Bereaved Mothers

Barr, Peter; Cacciatore, Joanne

doi:10.1080/07481180801974752

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“…Accordingly, Bachner and his colleagues found that fear of death predicted depressive symptoms among religiously observant caregivers of terminal cancer patients (Bachner, O'Rourke, & Carmel, 2001). Other studies found an association between death anxiety and both depression and suicide risk (Barr & Cacciatore, 2008).…”

Section: Death Anxiety and Psychological Distressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anxieties about aging and death and psychological distress: The protective role of emotional complexity

Bodner

Shrira

Bergman

et al. 2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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Section: Death Anxiety and Psychological Distressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anxieties about aging and death and psychological distress: The protective role of emotional complexity

Bodner

Shrira

Bergman

et al. 2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…Grieving mothers may have negative emotions such as envy, jealousy, guilt, shame (5) and regret or they may blame themselves and feel that they should have done something differently (6,7). Several studies implicate that the death of a child may cause negative consequences to mothers' health and well-being (7)(8)(9)(10)(11). Social support is often stated as the most important factor in coping after the death of a child (7,12).…”

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confidence: 94%

Evaluating a bereavement follow‐up intervention for grieving mothers after the death of a child

Raitio

Kaunonen

Aho

2015

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…Barr and Cacciatore (2008) in a largely White well-educated sample reported sustained levels of grief in women who wanted to become pregnant after perinatal loss but were unsuccessful. While grief decreased in women who became pregnant or who had a subsequent child, manifestations of grief can appear late after the loss (Wood & Quenby, 2010).…”

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Infant and child deaths: Parent concerns about subsequent pregnancies

Brooten

Youngblut

Hannan

et al. 2015

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

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Purpose Examine parents’ concerns about subsequent pregnancies after experiencing an infant or child death (newborn to 18 years). Data sources Thirty‐nine semistructured parent (white, black, Hispanic) interviews 7 and 13 months post infant/child death conducted in English and/or Spanish, audio‐recorded, transcribed, and content analyzed. Mothers’ mean age was 31.8 years, fathers’ was 39 years; 11 parents were white, 16 black, and 12 Hispanic. Conclusions Themes common at 7 and 13 months: wanting more children; fear, anxiety, scared; praying to God/God's will; thinking about/keeping the infant's/child's memory and at 7 months importance of becoming pregnant for family members; and at 13 months happy about a new baby. Parents who lost a child in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) commented more than those who lost a child in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Black and Hispanic parents commented more on praying to God and subsequent pregnancies being God's will than white parents. Implications for practice Loss of an infant/child is a significant stressor on parents with documented negative physical and mental health outcomes. Assessing parents’ subsequent pregnancy plans, recognizing the legitimacy of their fears about another pregnancy, discussing a plan should they encounter problems, and carefully monitoring the health of all parents who lost an infant/child is an essential practitioner role.

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Personal Fear of Death and Grief in Bereaved Mothers

Cited by 36 publications

References 32 publications

Anxieties about aging and death and psychological distress: The protective role of emotional complexity

Anxieties about aging and death and psychological distress: The protective role of emotional complexity

Evaluating a bereavement follow‐up intervention for grieving mothers after the death of a child

Infant and child deaths: Parent concerns about subsequent pregnancies

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