Rates and prospective psychosocial correlates of pre-loss grief in cancer and dementia family members
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This study examined changes in Pre-Loss Grief (PLG) among individuals whose family member has a life limiting illness and how baseline psychosocial factors predicted PLG. This two-wave study recruited family members of advanced cancer ( N = 100) and dementia ( N = 38) patients. A subsample completed 1-month follow-up (Cancer = 33; Dementia = 28). Higher caregiver burden and female participants predicted greater PLG at follow-up, accounting for baseline PLG. Family members of dementia patients (10.5%) were significantly more likely than family members of cancer patients (2.1%) to be in the “severe PLG” group. Findings demonstrate psychosocial factors related to PLG, informing interventions aimed at reducing PLG.
2016 ◽
Vol 7
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pp. 527-534
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2009 ◽
Vol 27
(15_suppl)
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pp. e20542-e20542
2014 ◽
Vol 32
(15_suppl)
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pp. e20559-e20559
2019 ◽
Vol 37
(15_suppl)
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pp. 11617-11617
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2019 ◽
Vol 143
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pp. 117-123
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