Pre-loss symptoms related to risk of complicated grief in caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients

Abstract Purpose A number of studies have underlined a 10–20% prevalence of complicated grief (CG) among caregivers of cancer patients. The study aimed at examining the relationship between pre-loss criteria for CG and post-loss diagnosis of CG and at evaluating the validity and factor structure of...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2014-05, Vol.160, p.87-91
Main Authors: Nanni, Maria Giulia, Biancosino, Bruno, Grassi, Luigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bereavement
Biological and medical sciences
Caregivers - psychology
Caregivers - statistics & numerical data
Carers
Complicated grief
Diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Grief
Humans
Italy
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mood disorders
Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects)
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Psychiatry
Psychological distress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Relatives
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment - methods
Symptoms
Terminally Ill - psychology
Tumors
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Summary:Abstract Purpose A number of studies have underlined a 10–20% prevalence of complicated grief (CG) among caregivers of cancer patients. The study aimed at examining the relationship between pre-loss criteria for CG and post-loss diagnosis of CG and at evaluating the validity and factor structure of a predictive tool, the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), in order to identify the risk of developing CG in a sample of Italian caregivers. Methods Sixty family members of terminally ill patients admitted to hospice and receiving a Palliative Prognostic Score (PaP) predictive 30 day survival time
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2013.12.023