The Burden of Experiencing Unexpected Loss of a Loved One: A National Study

The Burden of Loss: Unexpected Death of a Loved One and Psychiatric Disorders Across the Life Course in a National Study

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13081132 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 171 (8) ◽

pp. 864-871 ◽

Cited By ~ 109

Author(s):

Katherine M. Keyes ◽

Charissa Pratt ◽

Sandro Galea ◽

Katie A. McLaughlin ◽

Karestan C. Koenen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Course ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

National Study ◽

Unexpected Death ◽

Loved One ◽

The Life Course

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Caregiving Patterns and Their Association with Caregiving Burden and Gains

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.3567 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 1004-1004

Author(s):

Talha Ali ◽

Gail McAvay ◽

Joan Monin ◽

Thomas Gill

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Previous Analysis ◽

Critical Role ◽

National Study ◽

Caregiver Support ◽

Loved One ◽

Care Experience ◽

Physical Burden ◽

Difficult Situations

Abstract Family and friend caregivers play a critical role in helping older adults live long and healthy lives. Using the construct of "care types" we examine whether caregivers providing more intense care experience higher burden and lower gain compared to caregivers providing less intense care. Data are from the 2015 and 2017 rounds of the National Study of Caregiving (N=2,146), a study of the caregivers of older adults enrolled in the National Health and Aging Trends Study. In a previous analysis, we derived five care types at baseline (2015), that varied in the number and type of care activities, care duration, and regularity of care provided. Caregivers reported whether caregiving was financially, emotionally, and physically difficult for them. Participants were also asked whether caregiving made them more confident, taught them to deal with difficult situations, brought them closer to the recipient, and gave them satisfaction that the recipient was well cared for. We estimated the association between care types derived at baseline and caregiver burden and gains at follow-up using logistic regression. Compared to caregivers in the least intense care type, those in the more intense care types were significantly more likely to report financial and physical burden, as well as increased ability to deal with difficult situations and increased satisfaction that their loved one was well cared for. These associations remained significant after adjusting for confounders. Care types can be used to predict burdens and gains experienced by caregivers and to effectively target caregiver support services and interventions.

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Recruitment into dentistry: the results of a recent national study of dental education in Canada

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1976.40.3.tb00955.x ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 158-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

AE Reid

Keyword(s):

Dental Education ◽

National Study

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Suicide-Bereaved Individuals’ Attitudes Toward Therapists

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000290 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 135-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski ◽

Madeline D. Wielgus ◽

Connor B. Jones

Keyword(s):

Mental Health Treatment ◽

Online Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Limited Attention ◽

Time Of Death ◽

Loved One ◽

Important Group ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Suicide Bereaved ◽

Research Domain

Background: Suicide-bereaved individuals represent an important group impacted by suicide. Understanding their experiences following the suicide of a loved one is an important research domain, despite receiving limited attention. Although suicide-bereaved individuals may benefit from mental health treatment, their attitudes toward therapy and therapists are poorly understood. Aims: The present study aimed to understand the extent to which bereaved individuals’ attitudes toward therapy and therapists are impacted by whether their loved one was in therapy at the time of death. Method: Suicide-bereaved individuals (N = 243) from the United States were recruited to complete an online survey about their experience with and attitudes toward therapy and therapists following the suicide of a loved one. Results: Bereaved individuals whose loved one was in therapy at the time of death (N = 48, 19.8%) reported more negative and less positive attitudes toward the treating therapist than those whose loved one was not in therapy at the time of death (N = 81, 33.3%) or whose loved one was never in therapy/the deceased’s therapy status was unknown (N = 114, 46.9%). Conclusion: The deceased’s involvement with a therapist appears to be an important factor impacting the experience of bereaved individuals and should be considered when attempting to engage these individuals in postvention.

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