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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"grief and bereavement"”.
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On the Death of My Sister: A Crystallized Account of Family Grief and Bereavement
… the thesis uncovers the experiences of the grief process from quantitative, qualitative, and rhetorical frames. A content analysis of personal messages written in sympathy cards, a qualitative study of a grieving Evangelical family and Burke's Pentad are placed in dialogue with each other as …
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the grief and bereavement of the Eersterust community
… COVID-19 could have led to emotional distress and affected grief. Feelings of distress and guilt can increase when one is unable to care for dying loved ones or get support during changed death rituals. Those that suffer from abnormal grief should be identified and managed promptly. Aim: To …
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Patterns and Outcomes of Bereavement Support-Seeking Among Older Adults with Complicated Grief and Bereavement-Related Depression
The dissertation aims to enhance knowledge about bereavement support-seeking among older adults with Complicated Grief (CG) and/or depression and to examine the outcomes of support received. This three-paper dissertation uses data from two studies of bereaved older adults: the Changing Lives of …
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Lived Experiences of Widows in Botswana: An Ethnographic Examination of Cultural Rituals of Death, Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Implications for Counseling
… of cultural rituals, as they mourned their husband's deaths. The study sought to find out aspects of the rituals that enhanced or hindered healing; and how insights and knowledge gained from the results of the investigation can inform culturally relevant and sensitive psychosocial interventions. …
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Investigating the Impact of Employment and Demographic Factors on Health Among Bereaved Adults: A Quantitative Approach
… death of a loved one is a universal experience, grief and bereavement may affect employees in the workplace. Prior research on grief and bereavement in the workplace has been largely qualitative. Little attention has been given to how bereavement, employment-related factors, and demographic …
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“I Was Their Worst Nightmare”: The Narrative Experience of Military Widows
… deaths. However, little is known about how grief and bereavement processes are affected by military service and military culture. This study examines the experiences of military widows through qualitative, in-depth interviews. Each interview is analyzed according to narrative theory in order …
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Collage Art Therapy and Grief: How Art Therapy Can Improve Grief Symptoms and the Quality of Life for Adults in Bereavement
… funding for an eight week art psychotherapy bereavement program for adults who recently experienced loss of a significant other. The proposed art therapy support group will serve as an adjunct to an existing hospice bereavement program located at Memorial Hospice in Santa Rosa, California. …
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A Widow’s Hope in Late-Life Spousal Loss: A Biblical Response to Meaning-Making and Continuing Spiritual Bonds
Widowhood is considered one of the most stressful and life-altering experiences that can cause a loss of meaning and purpose in life. Bereavement brings mortality to the forefront, raising questions related to life’s existential meanings. In recent years, there has been a broadening interest in the …
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In-Between What Once Was and What is Yet to Come: On the Phenomena of Bereavement and Grieving
… other dies, our lives can be shattered and our worlds upended. We may find that we no longer know how to make sense of our experiences or how to engage in our practical activities. Nothing can be as it was before because the world as we once knew it has ended, and we are no longer the …
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A case study of death and bereavement arising from political violence in Nepal
This thesis is about death and bereavement arising from political violence in Nepal. Throughout the thesis, an attempt is made to analyse death and bereavement in the context of a post-conflict situation with an emphasis on the people‘s engagement with death and their coping mechanisms for grief …
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¿Déjalo Descansar? The Parental Bereavement Experience of Mexican Migrant Mothers
… can have a detrimental effect on the parental bereavement experience of these mothers. Through the use of focus groups, 22 Mexican migrant mothers were interviewed to better understand the role that imperatives such as "Déjalo descansar" and other prescribed beliefs, rituals, and customs play …
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Counselling within a hospice setting. A mixed-methods exploration of pre-loss and post-loss counselling in a palliative setting
This research aimed to further knowledge of grief and bereavement by investigating whether pre-loss counselling could improve outcomes for individuals who have recently lost a close family member. The research examined how pre-loss counselling could help individuals cope with a loss and why this …
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End-of-life care in residential aged care: The perceptions of bereaved family members
… health issues has required governments and health care systems internationally to provide suitable accommodation and health care support such as residential aged care facilities. In residential aged care facilities comprehensive and holistic health care and assessment should ensure good …
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INTEGRATING RESEARCH ON BEREAVEMENT EXPERIENCE TO INFORM PALLIATIVE CARE IN LONG-TERM CARE DURING AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
… long-term care (LTC) services. The growing demand and limited supply of space in LTC has resulted in stricter admission requirements, creating a cohort of LTC residents with greater need for palliative and end-of-life care. Despite the frequency of resident deaths in this setting, research …
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The Application of Emotionally Focused Therapy in Treating Couples who have Experienced the Death of a Child: A Grounded Study for the EFT Therapist
This qualitative study sought to understand how Emotionally Focused Therapists (EFT) apply the EFT model with couples that have experienced the death of a child. Criterion sampling and snowball sampling were used to recruit participants within the United States and internationally. Semi-structured …
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The process of mourning and remarrying for widowers in the Swazi culture : a pastoral challenge
… study is concerned about Swazi widowers who rush and remarry before mourning their spouses because of Swazi culture and external pressures such as conjugal rights and domestic chores. The Royalised version of Patriarchy (RvP) has a major influence on Swazi men as they are recalled at any time for …