Predicting Outcomes after Pregnancy Loss: Results from Studies Using the Perinatal Grief Scale

Autor:	Lori J. Toedter, Judith N. Lasker
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Pregnancy Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Scale (ratio) Perinatal grief media_common.quotation_subject medicine Grief medicine.disease Psychology Developmental psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Illness, Crisis & Loss. 8:350-372
ISSN:	1552-6968 1054-1373
DOI:	10.1177/105413730000800402
Popis:	There are widely diverse findings in the literature on the types of variables that best predict grief following a pregnancy loss. This article compares the results from twenty-two studies, carried out in four countries, which all used the Perinatal Grief Scale as their outcome measure. Results of the comparison support the value of the measure for such investigations and indicate strong commonalities among the findings. Specifically, lower grief scores are consistently related to male gender, older age, shorter pregnancy, passage of more time since the loss, mental health, good marital relationship and social support, and a subsequent pregnancy. Conclusions suggest the need for studies that include more diverse populations and evaluate the impact of attributions, coping, and interventions following a loss.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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