Bereavement and the elderly: anticipatory grief

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Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Colbert-O'Donnell, Jeanie
Title Bereavement and the elderly: anticipatory grief
Date 1989-03
Description The purpose of this study was to determine if the anticipation of the spouse's death would assist in the bereavement process and adaptation to the loss. Those who anticipated the loss were compared to those who did not with regards to the adaptation to the loss at three time periods, 3 weeks and 1 and 2 years after the death of the spouse. The only statistically significant finding was that the spouses who anticipated the death reported less shock at the loss initially and a higher degree of shock at 2 years, reporting more of it than those who did not anticipate the death. Other findings demonstrate a general trend toward gradual improvement over time. Nursing implications of this study were addressed in three areas: research, practice and education.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Longitudinal Studies; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Death; Grief
Subject MESH Adaptation, Psychological; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Psychotherapy, Group; Depression; Personal Satisfaction; Life Change Events
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Bereavement and the elderly: anticipatory grief". Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Bereavement and the elderly: anticipatory grief". available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. BF21.5 1989 .C64.
Rights Management © Jeanie Colbert-O'Donnell.
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Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qj7k07