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Restorative activities among bereaved caregivers of nursing home patients

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Stahl, Sarah T., Schulz, Richard·2018·Geriatric Nursing
DOI 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.12.014PMC PMC6836676
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This prospective study examined predictors and correlates of restorative activities in recently bereaved caregivers and their relation to post-bereavement adjustment, namely complicated grief. Participants included 89 caregivers (CGs) age 32-87 (M age - 63 years) whose care recipients recently died in a long-term care facility (M time since loss = 107 days). Our findings show that being prepared prior to death enables CGs the opportunity to engage in restorative activities post death. Restorative activities partially mediated the relationship between preparedness prior to death and complicated grief, but this association was attenuated in multivariable models. It is possible that being prepared prior to death allows CGs to engage in restorative activities post-death, which in turn decreases complicated grief. More research is needed in diverse populations of CGs to determine how restorative activities may impact post-bereavement adjustment.

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  • Engaging in pleasurable social activities was negatively related to complicated grief symptoms.

    “Engaging in pleasurable social activities (e.g., sports, visiting friends) was negatively related to CG symptoms (Stahl & Schulz, 2018).”

    From Emotion Regulatory Strategies in Complicated Grief: A Systematic Review (2021) · cites this paper as Stahl & Schulz, 2018

    The Methods (Post-death assessments; page unavailable) include sports and visiting friends among the pleasurable activities measured. The Results (page unavailable) report a negative association between the overall restorative-activities score and complicated grief in univariate analysis, but not a separate finding for social activities; the association was not statistically significant in the adjusted model. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  1. [13]Neimeyer RA. No title. In: Spousal Bereavement in Late Life. New York: Springer; 2006: 227– 252.
  2. [17]Shear MK, Wang Y, Skritskaya N, Duan N, Mauro C, Ghesquiere A. Treatment of complicated grief in elderly persons. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014; 71: 1287. 25250737 PMC5705174

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Authors
Stahl, S. T., & Schulz, R.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Stahl, Sarah T.
ORCID
Venue
Geriatric Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
39
Issue
4
Pages
414-418
ISSN
0197-4572 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.12.014
PMC
PMC6836676
OpenAlex
W2793944571
Cited by
8
References
35
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4
FWCI
1.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Geriatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NR009573)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH103467)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Keywords
complicated grief, bereaved caregivers, nursing home residents, long-term care, preparation for death, caregiver bereavement, mediation
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Attitude to Death, Bereavement, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nursing Homes, Prospective Studies, Caregivers

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