What makes grief difficult? Perspectives from bereaved family caregivers and health care providers of advanced cancer patients

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dc.contributor.authorStajduhar, Kelli I.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Wanda
dc.contributor.authorCairns, Moira
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-23T17:58:44Z
dc.date.available2013-07-23T17:58:44Z
dc.date.copyright2010en_US
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractObjective: Family members who take on the role of caregiving for someone who is dying begin bereavement after being emotionally and physically taxed by the caregiving experience. The course of bereavement is influenced by a number of factors, including health problems, financial concerns, social support, and family relationships. This paper reports on findings from a secondary analysis of qualitative data from a study examining family caregiver coping in end-of-life cancer care, to describe, from the perspectives of bereaved family caregivers, their perspectives on what made their grief difficult. Method: Qualitative data from three focus groups with family caregivers (n ¼ 19) and two focus groups with health professionals (n ¼ 14) were subjected to interpretive thematic analysis. Results: Our finding suggest three broad areas that make family caregivers’ grief difficult: (1) dealing with occurrences in everyday life; (2) dealing with challenges specific to the caregiving situation; and (3) dealing with the healthcare system. Significance of results: The findings provide an important beginning point in understanding the types of issues that seem to make grief difficult for family caregivers of cancer patients at the end of life and can help professional groups to understand what is needed by family caregivers in terms of support and delivery of services.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research is supported by the Canadian Cancer Society through a grant administered by the National Cancer Institute of Canada. Dr. Stajduhar is supported by a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and a Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Moira Cairns is supported by a Junior Graduate Trainee Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStajduhar, K.I., Martin, W., & Cairns, M. (2010). What makes grief difficult? Perspectives from bereaved family caregivers and health care providers of advanced cancer patients. Palliative and Supportive Care, 8, 277-289.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1478951510000076
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4703
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectAdvanced canceren_US
dc.subjectGriefen_US
dc.subjectBereavementen_US
dc.subjectFamily caregiversen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare providersen_US
dc.titleWhat makes grief difficult? Perspectives from bereaved family caregivers and health care providers of advanced cancer patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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