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| Título: Grief reactions of couples to perinatal loss: A one-year prospective follow-up | |
| Enlace: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28880461 | |
| Autores: Tseng, Ying-Fen; Cheng, Hsiu-Rong; Chen, Yu-Ping; Yang, Shu-Fei; Cheng, Pi-Tzu; | |
| Tipo de documento: Articulo de revista | |
| Idioma: Inglés | |
| Resumen:Aims and objectives: To explore couples’ perceptions of the effects of perinatal loss on their marital relationship, social support and grief 1 year postloss, and analyse what factors changed the severity of their grief. Background: Perinatal losses are traumatic events in the lives of families and can have serious long-term consequences for the psychological health of parents and any subsequent children. Design: A prospective follow-up study. Methods: We recruited, at a teaching hospital in southern Taiwan, a convenience sample of 30 couples whose babies either miscarried or were stillborn. At 1 month (T1), 3 months (T2), 6 months (T3) and 1 year (T4) after the pregnancy loss, all par- ticipants completed four questionnaires. To analyse the changing status of their grief and its related factors, we used a generalised estimating equation (GEE) to account for correlations between repeated observations. Results: Postbereavement grief levels fell over the four time-points. Mothers reported feeling more grief than did the fathers. Couples with a history of infertility, no religious beliefs or no living children before the loss felt more grief from a perinatal miscarriage or stillbirth. Furthermore, couples reported more grief if their marital satis- faction level was low, if their socioemotional support from husband’s parents was low or if they had never participated in a ritual for their deceased baby. Conclusions: Six months postloss is the crucial period for bereaved parents after a perinatal loss. Being a mother, having no previous living children and low-level socioemotional support from the husband’s parents are significant high-risk factors for a high level of grief 1 year after perinatal death. Relevance to clinical practice: We recommend that health professionals increase their ability to identify the factors that psychologically affect postloss grief. Active postloss follow-up programmes should focus on these factors to offer specific support and counselling. | |
| Descriptores: generalised estimating equation; grief; marital relationship; miscarriage; parents; perinatal loss; social support; stillbirth; | |
| Soporte: Digital | |
| Ilustraciones: Sí | |
| Tipo documento: Revista | |
| Nombre revista: Journal of Clinical Nursing | |
| ISSN: 1365-2702 | |
| Periodicidad: 12 issues per year | |
| Volumen: 26 | |
| Número: 23-24 | |
| Páginas: 5133-5142 | |
| Año: 2017 |
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