scholarly journals Parental Grief and Marital Issues Aftermath: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Nur Atikah Mohamed Hussin ◽  
Azlinda Azman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Parental Grief ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child

<p>The death of a child is difficult to the bereaved parents. Literature had associated the loss with marriage disruption. The issues on that the difficulties to communicate, gender-related coping mechanisms and sexual need were discussed as reasons for bereaved parents to have conflict in their relationship. However there is limited knowledge about this issue. A pilot study has been conducted among six bereaved parents. The bereaved parents were Malaysian Muslim bereaved parents. They were interviewed individually to explore the challenges or conflicts that they had experienced after the death of their child. This study revealed that there were situations which bereaved parents described as having difficulties in their relationship. However, this study also revealed that the mutual understanding and respect to each other are the most of important components for bereaved parents to maintain their relationship post-loss. This study suggested the importance of suggesting couple counselling to bereaved parents after the death of their child.</p>

Morbidity, mortality, and parental grief: A review of the literature on the relationship between the death of a child and the subsequent health of parents

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karrie Cummings Hendrickson
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parental Grief ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTObjective:This review was undertaken to analyze the research to date and identify areas for future research regarding the associations between parental grief after the death of a child and the subsequent health of the parents, including both their mortality and morbidity risks.Methods:Relevant literature was identified through a search of OVID-Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO using variations of the terms “parental grief and bereaved parents” combined with “health,” “illness,” “morbidity,” and “mortality.” Additionally, bibliographies of selected articles were reviewed to identify additional sources. The final sample includes 17 articles.Results:The literature search revealed a paucity of publications on the topic. However, it also showed that the studies that have been done examining the relationship between parental grief and health outcomes have produced conflicting results in almost every disease state examined. Additionally, several concerns with the quality of existing studies came to light that may bring their results into question. Three primary areas of concern surfaced including lack of consistency in measurement for psychological variables and “soft” self-report health outcomes, questionable methodologies in bereavement research in general, and the lack of a uniform definition of bereaved parents.Significance of results:Based on these findings, it is clear that more methodologically sound research is necessary to clarify the relationship between parental grief after the death of a child and the parents' subsequent morbidity and mortality risks.

Parental Grief After Offspring Suicide and Adaptation to the Loss in Japan

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Kawashima ◽  
Kenji Kawano
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Statistical Model ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Parental Grief ◽  
Grief Reaction ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Grief Reactions

Several reports have indicated that grief and mental health outcomes of people bereaved by suicide vary by their relationship to the deceased. Parents who have lost offspring experience higher levels of distress than those with other relationships to the deceased. However, there are limited studies investigating the experience of parental bereavement by suicide, and further research is needed. The present study aimed to clarify the differences in grief reactions between bereaved parents and those with other relationships to the deceased in Japan and explore a statistical model of adaptation to the loss. In total, 105 bereaved participants completed a questionnaire covering grief reaction, meaning reconstruction, mental health, social context, and demographic variables. Parents scored higher on several grief reaction items and lower in sense-making than those with other relationships. In addition, path analysis showed that sense-making acted as a moderator in the experience of loss of offspring and grief reaction.

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