Quality of life of older adults with complicated grief: A thematic analysis
| Autor: | Laura A. Szalacha, Tina M. Mason, Cindy Tofthagen, Harleah G. Buck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
media_common.quotation_subject Population Social support Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Quality of life Health care Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans education Aged media_common education.field_of_study business.industry Social Support medicine.disease Mental health humanities Complicated grief Clinical Psychology Hospice Care Mental Health Quality of Life Happiness Grief Thematic analysis business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Death Studies. 46:1424-1432 |
| ISSN: | 1091-7683 0748-1187 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07481187.2021.2006828 |
| Popis: | Approximately 15% of the general population has complicated grief (CG). Understanding how older adults with CG describe their quality of life (QOL) is crucial to healthcare workers especially in hospice and mental health settings. Four themes for QOL emerged from the thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews. From highest to lowest endorsement, they were Mental Function (sub-themes: mental health, joy, and happiness), Self-management (sub-themes: self-efficacy and self-agency), Social Support, and Physical Function. This study provides new information related to the relationships between CG and QOL among older adults. Multidimensional aspects of QOL can provide insight into delivering individualized patient- and family-centered care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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