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Lisa Maria Wu
Pre-bereavement meaning and post-bereavement distress in mothers of children who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1348/135910707X204236
Final published version
- Lisa Wu
- George Bonanno ,
- Katherine N DuHamel ,
- William H Redd ,
- Christine Rini ,
- Jane Austin ,
- Nancy Nereo ,
- Jamie Ostroff ,
- Susan Parsons ,
- Richard Martini ,
- Sharon Williams ,
- Laura Mee ,
- Sandra Sexson ,
- Sharon Manne
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | British Journal of Health Psychology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | Pt 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 419-33 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISSN | 1359-107X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
- Anxiety/diagnosis, Attitude to Health, Bereavement, Child, Depression/diagnosis, Female, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Humans, Male, Mothers/psychology, Prospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors
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