Parental Bereavement in Older Age: A Scoping Review

Autor:	Patricia Moyle Wright
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Gerontology 050103 clinical psychology Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science business.industry 05 social sciences Inclusion and exclusion criteria Child loss Medicine 050109 social psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business
Zdroj:	Illness, Crisis & Loss. 30:531-571
ISSN:	1552-6968 1054-1373
Popis:	A scoping review of parental bereavement in older age was conducted to identify the unique needs of older adults after the loss of an adult child. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed in accordance with the stated objectives of this review, which was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). In total, 26 research studies were included. The data were then analyzed using a systematic approach for organizing and synthesizing key data. The results indicated that some consequences and mediators of parental bereavement are similar regardless of age. But, older adults experience greater loneliness, isolation, and stigma than their younger counterparts. Older parents are also at greater risk for physical decline, mortality, and institutionalization following the death of an adult child. Religious and cultural mores also have influence on the bereavement process.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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