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Assessment and associated features of prolonged grief disorder among Chinese bereaved individuals

Li, Jie, Prigerson, Holly G.·2016·Comprehensive Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.12.001
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Background Most research on the assessment and characteristics of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) has been conducted in Western bereaved samples. Limited information about PGD in Chinese samples exists. This study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Inventory of Complicated grief (ICG), examine the distinctiveness of PGD symptoms from symptoms of bereavement-related depression and anxiety, and explore the prevalence of PGD in a Chinese sample.Methods Responses from 1358 bereaved Chinese adults were collected through an on-line survey. They completed the Chinese version of ICG and a questionnaire measuring depression and anxiety symptoms.Results The findings indicate that Chinese ICG has sound validity and high internal consistency. The ICG cut-off score for PGD "caseness"in this large Chinese sample was 48. The distinctiveness of PGD symptoms from those of depression and anxiety was supported by the results of the confirmatory factor analysis and the fact that PGD occurred in isolation in the studied sample. The prevalence of PGD was13.9%.Conclusion ICG is a valid instrument for use in the Chinese context. Several key characteristics of PGD in Chinese, either different from or comparable to findings in Western samples, may stimulate further research and clinical interest in the concept by providing empirical evidence from an large and influential Eastern country.

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  • The ICG was used in a study measuring PGD at an average of 6.7 months post-loss with a prevalence of 25.4% and in a study at 26 months post-loss with a prevalence of 13.9%.

    “For example, the ICG was used both in a study measuring PGD at an average of 6.7 months post-loss (Newson et al., 2011) resulting in a prevalence of 25.4% and in a study at 26 months post-loss (Li and Prigerson, 2016) showing a prevalence of PGD of 13.9%.”

    From Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017) · cites this paper as Li and Prigerson, 2016

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Authors
Li, J., & Prigerson, H. G.
Affiliations
  • Renmin University of China (CN)
  • Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Li, Jie
ORCID
Venue
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-04
Volume
66
Pages
9-16
ISSN
0010-440X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.12.001
OpenAlex
W2198001178
Cited by
65
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4
FWCI
4.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
  • Research Funds of Renmin University of China (14XNLF10)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
prolonged grief disorder, complicated grief, Inventory of Complicated Grief, Chinese version, psychometric validation, bereavement, prevalence, cross-cultural adaptation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Female, Grief, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Internet, Asian People, Young Adult

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