Pre-bereavement meaning and post-bereavement distress in mothers of children who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • April 23, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Anxiety
  • Attitude to Health
  • Bereavement
  • Depression
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Mothers

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 48949098738

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1348/135910707X204236

PubMed ID

  • 17535504

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • Pt 3