Exploring parental grief: Combining quantitative and qualitative measures
Exploring parental grief: Combining quantitative and qualitative measures
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DOI：
10.1016/j.apnu.2005.07.008
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Cushman, LF
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作者：
Arnold, J;Gemma, PB;Cushman, LF
目的.本研究探讨了父母对任何年龄的孩子死亡的悲伤。该研究的抽样框架包括74名受访者，他们报告说，他们经历了一个活着的孩子的死亡。除了标准的人口统计措施外，该工具中的定量和定性项目是专门为该项目设计的。该工具的内容效度由一个悲伤专家小组进行评估。与失去孩子和悲伤相关的关键定量项目被格式化为三到五点顺序答案类别。作者开发了两种类型的定性项目。本研究设计的仪器的可靠性尚未确定。这项调查的父母谁经历了死亡的孩子在他们的一生中探索和扩展目前的理解复杂的情绪反应的悲痛。这项研究提供了经验支持的概念，悲伤作为持续的生活中的父母的孩子已经死亡。这些发现对进一步的临床研究具有重要意义，支持研究探索悲伤家庭经历的共性，无论他们的孩子死亡的原因和时间。此外，调查结果还可为制定和提供丧亲父母服务提供信息。(c)2005年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Purpose. This study explores parental grief on the death of a child of any age.Study design. The sampling frame for the study consisted of 74 respondents reporting that they experienced the death of a living child. With the exception of standard demographic measures, the quantitative and qualitative items in the instrument were designed specifically for this project. The content validity of the instrument was assessed by a panel of experts on grief. Key quantitative items related to child loss and grief were formatted with between three- and five-point ordinal answer categories. Two types of qualitative items were developed by the authors. The reliability of the instrument designed for this study was not determined.Results. This survey of parents who experienced the death of a child during their lifetime explores and extends current understanding of the complex emotional response of grief. The study offers empirical support for the notion of grief as ongoing in the life of a parent whose child had died. The findings have significant implications for further clinical research supporting studies to explore commonalities in the experience of grieving families regardless of the cause of and time since the death of their child. In addition, the findings may serve to inform the development and provision of services for bereaved parents. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.