Pub Date : 2023-01-08DOI: 10.1177/10541373221150326
Lea C. S. Maagh, Elly Quinlan, Staci Vicary, S. Schilder, Christine Carey
Mental health challenges are common during the perinatal period, particularly following pregnancy loss. This longitudinal study investigates the role of self-compassion in the mental health of perinatal women having previously experienced ( n = 45) or not having experienced ( n = 123) pregnancy loss. Archival data was utilised to compare levels of perinatal depression, psychological distress, and self-compassion for women receiving psychological therapy at session one and session six. Results indicated that both participant groups reported similar levels on all variables at baseline. There were significant increases in self-compassion and decreases in perinatal depression and psychological distress after six sessions of therapy for both groups. A regression showed changes in self-compassion following six sessions of therapy was predictive of psychological distress, particularly for women who reported pregnancy loss. Self-compassion may represent a viable intervention for psychological distress in a perinatal population particularly following pregnancy loss.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-05DOI: 10.1177/10541373221147393
Ashiqin Nordin, Nur Atikah Mohamed Hussin
A diagnosis of a chronic illness, such as cancer, can lead to a crisis in one's life. Although cancer patients face many biopsychosocial challenges, the literature has pointed to resilience as a key factor in coming to terms with the diagnosis and treatment. Though resilience has been discussed in various disciplines, and also from a socio-cultural perspective, there is still no universal consensus about its defining features. Furthermore, most studies have employed a quantitative approach in the understanding of what causes resilience. This qualitative study discusses the results of interviews among 18 Malaysian women with breast cancer, exploring what made these woman resilient. A thematic analysis uncovered seven themes related to the participants pathways towards resilience: drastic changes of body-image; self-reflection; spiritual resources; restoration of confidence; informal and formal support; and life appreciation. This study is vital to understanding the impact that resilience has on the experience of women with breast cancer.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-21DOI: 10.1177/10541373221144673
Daliya Greenfeld, A. Reupert, Nicky Jacobs
This study explored the relevance of the Holocaust in the lives of Australian adults who grew up with at least one parent and grandparent who were Holocaust survivors. Two individual cases are highlighted with data analysed using a Phenomenological Interpretative Approach. Two themes are discussed: the relevance of the Holocaust in participants’ life and the familial communication patterns about the Holocaust. The findings demonstrate how past collective trauma continues to impact the lives of the survivors’ descendants decades after the historical events and how transmission of trauma and resilience from grandparents and parents to their offspring occurred verbally and non-verbally.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-13DOI: 10.1177/10541373221143686
Harold Ivan Smith
Many terms could answer the question, “Who was Abraham Lincoln?” Husband, father, president, emancipator and martyr are appellations attached to the sixteen president. Rarely, however, is griever mentioned and rarely have Lincoln's accumulated losses been examined through a thanatological lens. After early losses of mother, sister, and fiancée, Lincoln came to be described as “a man of sorrows.” The author explores an historical perspective of the impact of Lincoln's multiple losses, and offers a counseling tool—a grief grid--to inventory Lincoln's grief experiences. At a glance, the grid provides a clinician or grief educator insight to the potential impacts of Lincoln's multiple losses. Clinicians can adapt the grief grid for use with clients who have experienced multiple losses to prompt therapeutic reflection as well as for teaching and presentations. Indeed, Lincoln was well “acquainted with grief.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-04DOI: 10.1177/10541373221143209
Mubeen Akhtar, B. Khalid
The occurrence of perinatal losses is an unfortunate, yet common degeneracy that implements perturbing taxation on the mental, emotional, and marital health of mothers considering the grief they impose. This study is a quantitative venture that utilizes psychometrically sound measures such as the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS), the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF), and calibrated excerpts from the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS). By addressing mothers (n = 53) who had recently undergone pregnancy losses, infant deaths, or during-birth child demises—significant links were established among the facets taken into consideration. Findings revealed that both mental health (r = −.48, p < .01) and marital satisfaction (r = −.34, p < .05) significantly deteriorated as an aftermath of the grief inculcated by sustaining the loss. Dimensions of mental health, in the form of emotional, social, and psychological well-being, all followed suit and underwent plunges mediated by the instigated bereavement. Further differences in both mental health and marital satisfaction were evident among participants who had children other than the ones lost to demise, and those who did not. Findings are helpful for mental health practitioners, family counselors, and gynecologists when dealing with such clients.
围产期损失的发生是一种不幸的，但普遍的退化，对母亲的精神、情感和婚姻健康实施令人不安的税收，考虑到他们强加的悲伤。本研究是一个定量的冒险，利用心理计量学上健全的措施，如堪萨斯婚姻满意度量表(KMSS)，心理健康连续短表(MHC-SF)，以及围产期悲伤量表(PGS)的校准摘录。通过解决最近经历了流产、婴儿死亡或分娩期间婴儿死亡的母亲(n = 53)的问题，在考虑的各个方面之间建立了重要的联系。研究结果显示，心理健康(r =−。48, p < 0.01)和婚姻满意度(r = -。34, p < 0.05)在承受损失所带来的悲痛之后显著恶化。心理健康的维度，以情感、社会和心理健康的形式，都紧随其后，经历了由煽动的丧亲之痛介导的暴跌。心理健康和婚姻满意度的进一步差异在那些有孩子的参与者和那些没有孩子的参与者之间很明显。研究结果对心理健康从业者、家庭咨询师和妇科医生在处理这类客户时有帮助。
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Pub Date : 2022-12-04DOI: 10.1177/10541373221143232
Michal Slaninka, P. Krajmer, A. Kolenová
This thesis focuses on the perception and experience of dying and the moment of death of an oncologically ill child from the parental perspective. The main intention is to point out the existence and meaning of this moment. The secondary aim is to discover what parents are experiencing during these moments. The interviews were conducted with eight women and five men. Children were diagnosed with osteosarcoma, testicular sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, and liver cancer. We used qualitative methodology. The results show that this moment can be perceived as sacred. It has been shown that the dignity of this moment is essential for the parents, as also the need to be with the child in the situation of dying, of the death itself, and also in the hours following death. There is present pain, fear, mutual closeness and peace of mind, and a friendly and respectful attitude of the staff.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.1177/10541373221143046
L. Kogan, W. Packman, Cori Bussolari, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, Phyllis Erdman
An increasing number of people view their pets as family members and the death of a pet often induces a grief reaction of comparable severity to the loss of a significant human relationship. Yet, despite similar levels of grief, the death of a pet typically does not involve similar rituals that allow owners to express their grief. This study was designed to better understand how people memorialize their pets through the use of continuing bonds (CB) expressions, as well as their choices pertaining to after-death body care, decisions related to taking time off work following the death, the impact of their religious beliefs on memorialization choices, and how their veterinarian responded to the death. An online, anonymous, cross-sectional survey was distributed to pet owners who had experienced the loss of a companion animal, resulting in 517 responses, most of whom were White (86%), female (91%) and resided in the United States (87%). We found that choices regarding the expression of CB in response to pet death are similar to those witnessed after human loss. This study is one of the first to identify the wide array of pet owners’ choices regarding memorialization and emphasizes the importance of recognizing individual choices. These results suggest that it is essential that those grieving the death of their pet be supported and reassured that there is no right or wrong way to grieve, with all options recognized as legitimate in the experience and expression of one's grief.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-15DOI: 10.1177/10541373221138811
Colette A. McAfee, Derek Cegelka, Victoria R. Wagner-Greene
Assess the stage of readiness and barriers to ACP engagement among young adults in the United States utilizing the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM). A cross-sectional survey design was utilized to survey U.S. adults aged 18–35 through an online marketplace workforce (N = 414). Most (94.7%) had not engaged in comprehensive ACP. Young adults aged 18–29 reported higher perceived barriers scores to complete ACP than those aged 30–35. The perceived barriers score was significantly associated with stage of readiness for ACP ( p = .004); those who were unaware (stage 1) or did not want to engage in ACP (stage 4) reported more barriers to ACP engagement. The PAPM is a useful framework for assessing barriers and tailoring programs for ACP engagement. Future research should further assess barriers for young adults to engage in ACP, particularly relating to stages of readiness.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-18DOI: 10.1177/10541373221133003
Suzanne McGarva-Collins, S. Summers, L. Caygill
This study explored men's experience of miscarriage. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten men with personal experience of miscarriage, analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three superordinate themes emerged: ‘This is happening…we’re pregnant!’ captures how men were invested in the pregnancy from either preconception or conception; ‘Left with empty arms, what now?’ uncovers what happened during and following miscarriage; and ‘men feel the loss too, you know’ demonstrates how men crave recognition and appreciation of the loss. Insights are given into the impact that miscarriage has on men and the planning of their families thereafter. We hope the findings enhance health professionals’ understanding of men and miscarriage and assist in challenging both the taboo nature of the topic and outdated, unhelpful stereotypes. Recommendations for future research are provided.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-13DOI: 10.1177/10541373221113336
Cori Bussolari, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, W. Packman, L. Kogan, Phyllis Erdman
The purpose of this research was to explore how service dog partners experience the death of their service dog. Twenty-five partners who had lost a service dog self-selected from those who participated in a larger quantitative study. The quantitative study consisted of an online, anonymous survey targeting service dog handlers who had lost a dog within the last five years. Directed content analysis was used to identify prevalent themes. Results demonstrate that while the death of their service dog was a central life event, their grief was often disenfranchised. Many struggled with both the need to quickly acquire another service dog and the subsequent impact this had on their ability to grieve. Given the unique relationship between service dog and handler, it is important that counselors, service dog organizations and veterinarians are aware of the challenges associated with both loss and replacement and offer appropriate support to their clients.
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