Helle Holmgren
Biographic Data
| ID | 4214923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helle Holmgren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helle |
| FAMILY NAME | Holmgren |
| SIGNATURE | HOLMGREN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aarhus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1645-968X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is Online Peer Support Helpful in Widowhood? The Lived Experiences of Young Parents
With the technological development in general, grief support has now gained a foothold on the internet with a huge variety of offers for bereaved individuals. However, researchers disagree whether this is mainly helpful or unhelpful in grief. The aim of this article was to examine how spousally bereaved individuals with dependent children had experienced the use of an online peer support group following bereavement. To the majority of respondents…
Navigating the Gap
This article is the second reporting on the findings from a study of the experiences of families following the death of a parent. Four Danish families consisting of four fathers and seven children were interviewed about their experiences following the death of the mother in the family. The results presented here focus on the experiences of the children. Using thematic analysis assisted by the qualitative data analysis software NVivo 12 Pro, two o…
Defining Normal
Following a lengthy debate about the possibilities of distinguishing abnormal from normal grief reactions, a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder has been included in the newest edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD; WHO, 2018 ). In this online survey, spousally bereaved individuals (N = 86) with children in the home were asked about what they made of the grief diagnosis. The results varied from individuals being decidedly…
Returning to Work Following Spousal Loss? The Experiences of Widowed Parents
Families with children in the home who lose a parent to death are not only faced by bereavement but quite often a whole array of other changes. One area that has so far been overlooked in research is the return to work of the surviving parent. In this online survey of widowed parents, four out of five (81.6%, n=71) had experienced changes in their working or student conditions as a direct result of losing their partner. The experienced changes we…
Life Came to a Full Stop
This study investigated how the death of the mother affected four Danish families. In-depth interviews were undertaken with both children ( N = 7, 7-19 years) and fathers ( N = 4, average age: 46 years) within the same families. The results presented in this article focus on the experiences of the fathers. Thematic analyses as set out by Braun and Clarke resulted in three overall themes: Coping with Loss, Transitions, and Mismatch between Experie…
Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement
Defining Normal
Following a lengthy debate about the possibilities of distinguishing abnormal from normal grief reactions, a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder has been included in the newest edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD; WHO, 2018 ). In this online survey, spousally bereaved individuals (N = 86) with children in the home were asked about what they made of the grief diagnosis. The results varied from individuals being decidedly…
Returning to Work Following Spousal Loss? The Experiences of Widowed Parents
Families with children in the home who lose a parent to death are not only faced by bereavement but quite often a whole array of other changes. One area that has so far been overlooked in research is the return to work of the surviving parent. In this online survey of widowed parents, four out of five (81.6%, n=71) had experienced changes in their working or student conditions as a direct result of losing their partner. The experienced changes we…
Is Online Peer Support Helpful in Widowhood? The Lived Experiences of Young Parents
With the technological development in general, grief support has now gained a foothold on the internet with a huge variety of offers for bereaved individuals. However, researchers disagree whether this is mainly helpful or unhelpful in grief. The aim of this article was to examine how spousally bereaved individuals with dependent children had experienced the use of an online peer support group following bereavement. To the majority of respondents…
Navigating the Gap
This article is the second reporting on the findings from a study of the experiences of families following the death of a parent. Four Danish families consisting of four fathers and seven children were interviewed about their experiences following the death of the mother in the family. The results presented here focus on the experiences of the children. Using thematic analysis assisted by the qualitative data analysis software NVivo 12 Pro, two o…
Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement
Life Came to a Full Stop
This study investigated how the death of the mother affected four Danish families. In-depth interviews were undertaken with both children ( N = 7, 7-19 years) and fathers ( N = 4, average age: 46 years) within the same families. The results presented in this article focus on the experiences of the fathers. Thematic analyses as set out by Braun and Clarke resulted in three overall themes: Coping with Loss, Transitions, and Mismatch between Experie…
Navigating the Gap
This article is the second reporting on the findings from a study of the experiences of families following the death of a parent. Four Danish families consisting of four fathers and seven children were interviewed about their experiences following the death of the mother in the family. The results presented here focus on the experiences of the children. Using thematic analysis assisted by the qualitative data analysis software NVivo 12 Pro, two o…
Defining Normal
Following a lengthy debate about the possibilities of distinguishing abnormal from normal grief reactions, a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder has been included in the newest edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD; WHO, 2018 ). In this online survey, spousally bereaved individuals (N = 86) with children in the home were asked about what they made of the grief diagnosis. The results varied from individuals being decidedly…
Returning to Work Following Spousal Loss? The Experiences of Widowed Parents
Families with children in the home who lose a parent to death are not only faced by bereavement but quite often a whole array of other changes. One area that has so far been overlooked in research is the return to work of the surviving parent. In this online survey of widowed parents, four out of five (81.6%, n=71) had experienced changes in their working or student conditions as a direct result of losing their partner. The experienced changes we…
Is Online Peer Support Helpful in Widowhood? The Lived Experiences of Young Parents
With the technological development in general, grief support has now gained a foothold on the internet with a huge variety of offers for bereaved individuals. However, researchers disagree whether this is mainly helpful or unhelpful in grief. The aim of this article was to examine how spousally bereaved individuals with dependent children had experienced the use of an online peer support group following bereavement. To the majority of respondents…
Psychology (5 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Grief (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Thematic analysis (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works)