The Impact of Hospice on Attitudes toward Funerals and Subsequent Bereavement Adjustment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dina Ragow-O'Brien (University of North Texas, Denton, corresponding author), Bert Hayslip (0000-0002-7774-5823, University of North Texas, Denton), Charles A Guarnaccia (0000-0001-6888-9596, University of North Texas, Denton) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 291-305 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/tce1-vr8u-vnb1-huhb |
| OpenAlex | W2145344017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
One hundred and twenty-three bereaved individuals ( M age=36) whose loved ones had died of a terminal illness within the last year completed a series of self-report measures to ascertain the impact of hospice care use on funeral participation and bereavement adjustment. As a general rule, hospice users ( n=57) reported better post-death adjustment and participated more fully in the funeral than did non-hospice users ( n=66). Such effects for the most part were intensified when a loved one was perceived as either having suffered or having been in pain prior to death. Extent of hospice use did not affect bereavement adjustment or funeral participation. These data speak to the psychological benefits of hospice use on the post-death adjustment of bereaved individuals, particularly in cases where the death is a painful one
Affect (linguistics · Grief · Hospice care · Palliative care · Place of death · Psychiatry · Terminal care · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology
The structure of psychological well-being
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy
The Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL)
Attitudes toward Funerals
Funeral Rituals and the Facilitation of Grief Work
Changing Patterns of Ritual Response to Death
Degree of Closeness
Giving Grief Words
A Life Course Perspective on Hospice and the Family
Hospice Care Systems
Grief resolution among the bereaved in hospice and hospital wards
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2007 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |