Effects of Support Groups on Post Traumatic Stress Responses in Women Experiencing Stillbirth
Abstract
This research study explores the effects of support groups on traumatic stress responses of women experiencing stillbirth. Women ( N = 47) responded to a mixed method questionnaire. Quantitative results utilizing the Impact of Event Scale Revised demonstrate that women who attend support group, when controlling for time, had fewer post traumatic stress symptoms than did the women who did not attend support group. Qualitative results elucidate the role of support groups in managing grief, suggesting that connectivity with other like women may be a useful strategy in reducing problematic psychological outcomes.
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Support groups are helpful for many parents (FES 10%).
“Support groups are helpful for many parents, FES 10 % [29, 37, 38, 66]”
From Systematic review to understand and improve care after stillbirth: a review of parents’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences (2016) · cites this paper as [66]
Our findings confirm a shared theme in the literature on the psychological impact of stillbirth on parents: the grief and devastation are deeply felt but not socially recognized.
“Our findings confirm a shared theme in the literature on the psychological impact of stillbirth on parents: the grief and devastation are deeply felt but not socially recognized [7,24,27-30].”
From Silent loss and the clinical encounter: Parents’ and physicians’ experiences of stillbirth–a qualitative analysis (2012) · cites this paper as [30]
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- Authors
- Cacciatore, J.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cacciatore, Joanne
- ORCID
- Cacciatore, Joanne
- Venue
- OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-08
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 71-90
- ISSN
- 0030-2228 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-3764
- OpenAlex
- W2034509959
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Keywords
- stillbirth, support groups, post-traumatic stress, grief, women, psychological outcomes, peer support, bereavement
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Empathy, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Help Groups, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stillbirth
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