Pre-bereavement meaning and post-bereavement distress in mothers of children who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplantation Journal Article
| Authors: | Wu, L.; Bonanno, G.; Duhamel, K.; Redd, W. H.; Rini, C.; Austin, J.; Nereo, N.; Ostroff, J.; Parsons, S.; Martini, R.; Williams, S.; Mee, L.; Sexson, S.; Manne, S. |
| Article Title: | Pre-bereavement meaning and post-bereavement distress in mothers of children who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| Abstract: | Objectives. The purpose of this study was to explore the association of meaning-making with psychological adjustment to bereavement among mothers of children who had undergone haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Design. A prospective research design was used. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the relations between pre-bereavement variables (distress, searching for meaning, and finding meaning) and distress post-bereavement. Methods. Thirty-five mothers of children who had undergone HSCT were interviewed at the time of their child's HSCT and 3 months post-bereavement. Results. Mothers who reported searching for meaning at HSCT reported greater post-bereavement distress, and mothers who reported finding meaning at HSCT reported less post-bereavement distress. Distress at HSCT and the number of days between the time of death and the post-bereavement time point were also found to be significant predictors of post-bereavement distress. Conclusions. This study provides partial support for the role of meaning in adjustment to loss. |
| Keywords: | social support; anxiety; family; predictors; distress; adjustment; bone-marrow-transplantation; psychological; depressive symptoms; life events |
| Journal Title: | British Journal of Health Psychology |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | Pt. 3 |
| ISSN: | 1359-107X |
| Publisher: | The British Psychological Society |
| Date Published: | 2008-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 419 |
| End Page: | 433 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | WOS:000258186800004 |
| DOI: | 10.1348/135910707x204236 |
| PROVIDER: | wos |
| PUBMED: | 17535504 |
| Notes: | --- - Article - Part 3 - "Source: Wos" |
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