The concept of grief: A foundation for nursing research and practice

Cowles, Kathleen V.; Rodgers, Beth L.

doi:10.1002/nur.4770140206

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“…According to Cowles and Rodgers (1991), grief is a universal human response to loss that occurs across all age groups and throughout all cultures. It is characterized as a dynamic, pervasive, and highly individualized process with a strong normative component.…”

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confidence: 99%

Spouses' grief before the patient's death: Retrospective experiences related to palliative home care in urban Sweden

Gunnarsson

Öhlén

2006

Mortality

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Based on the lived experience research model, this study retrospectively explores the experiences of spouses of persons who died after being admitted to palliative home care, in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the meaning(s) of spouses' grief before the patient's death. The context for the study was palliative home care in urban Sweden. The transcripts from interviews with 12 spouses were analysed according to a hermeneutic phenomenological method. Six themes were found: realizing that the partner would soon die, changed relationship, fear-inducing feelings, focusing on doing the utmost for the sick partner, trying to live as usual, and time slipping away while also standing still. These themes were interpreted as aspects of grief: initializing grief, the emergence of grief, lacking the space to grieve, holding grief at a distance, handling grief, and a temporality paradox of grief. Among the most salient aspects of this research was the finding that spouses often put their own feelings at a distance, and endured suffering in silence. This suggests the need for support for spouses that not only aims to enhance their ability to facilitate the end-of-life situation for the sick partner, but also helps them to master their own lives.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Spouses' grief before the patient's death: Retrospective experiences related to palliative home care in urban Sweden

Gunnarsson

Öhlén

2006

Mortality

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“…Although grief is highly individualised, a consensus is made that grief is a dynamic process and time and effort are needed to get through it (Cowles, 1996;Cowles & Rodgers, 1991). Recovering from grief and loss depends on personal past experience (Worden, 1991), cultural background (Cowles, 1996), a supportive system and the relationship with the lost one (Fang & Nieh, 2006).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Recovering from grief and loss depends on personal past experience (Worden, 1991), cultural background (Cowles, 1996), a supportive system and the relationship with the lost one (Fang & Nieh, 2006). The grief reaction is pervasive, including emotional, physical, social, cognitive and spiritual responses (Cowles & Rodgers, 1991;Fang & Nieh, 2006). Although the process of grief is multifaceted, Worden (1991) aggregated the vast repertoire of normal grief reactions under four general categories: emotional response, physical sensations, altered cognitions and behaviours.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development and validation of a Christian-based Grief Recovery Scale

Pan¹,

Deng²,

Tsai³

et al. 2013

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a Christian-based Grief Recovery Scale (CGRS) which was used to measure Christians recovering from grief after a significant loss. Taiwanese Christian participants were recruited from churches and a comprehensive university in northern Taiwan. They were affected by both the Christian faith and Chinese cultural beliefs. The CGRS is developed through replicated factor analyses in three stages. The final version of the CGRS retains 35 Likert-type items and consists of six factors: spiritual wellbeing; recovering meaning and sense of control; ongoing physical and emotional responses; reassuring faith; strongly missing a deceased loved one; and life disturbance. The evidence for CGRS reliability and validity is highlighted. Implications for research and counselling practice are suggested.

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“…Whilst the loss of a loved one is a universal human phenomenon, the impact of the bereavement and grief associated with such a loss is considered highly individualised and complex, and includes numerous interwoven behavioural, psychological, cultural, social, spiritual and physiological components (Cowles & Rodgers, 1991;Payne, Horn & Relf, 1999;Reed, 1998).…”

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confidence: 99%

Beyond normal grief: A critical reflection on immediate post-death experiences of survivors of suicide

Botha¹,

Guilfoyle

Botha³

2009

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health

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An exploration of the literature was undertaken on the question of whether or not bereavement after suicide, as opposed to other modes of death, renders individuals more susceptible to enduring and complicated grief reactions. The literature from qualitative research indicated that there appeared to be a greater prevalence of individual and contextual risk factors leading to complicated bereavement for survivors of suicide, as opposed to those bereaved through most other modes of death. Trauma-related research and survivors' anecdotal reports emphasised the potential for proximal factors and specific experiences in the immediate aftermath of a suicide that could facilitate, or complicate bereavement. Factors found to indicate that suicide bereavement is distinct include survivors more often experiencing feelings of rejection, responsibility, guilt and blame, with feelings of shame and embarrassment interacting with a sense of stigmatisation. In addition, reports indicated ambivalent, challenging and negative relationships with service providers after the suicide. The impact of such factors remains largely overlooked in the context of suicide, and we therefore argue that the immediate post-death experience, specific to suicide survivors, presents a critical primary site for risk prevention and building resilience with survivors. We reflect on training for front line workers in this context. ' (Parkes, 1985, p. 15) Keywords

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The concept of grief: A foundation for nursing research and practice

Cited by 74 publications

References 59 publications

Spouses' grief before the patient's death: Retrospective experiences related to palliative home care in urban Sweden

Spouses' grief before the patient's death: Retrospective experiences related to palliative home care in urban Sweden

Development and validation of a Christian-based Grief Recovery Scale

Beyond normal grief: A critical reflection on immediate post-death experiences of survivors of suicide

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