Spousal bereavement following cancer death

Illness Crisis and Loss

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-202

  Caserta, Michael ^a   Utz, Rebecca ^a   Lund, Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883341782     PISSN: 10541373     EISSN: 15526968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IL.21.3.b     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Barry, L. C., Kasl, S. V., & Prigerson, H. G. (2002). Psychiatric disorders among bereaved persons: The role of perceived circumstances of death and preparedness for death. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(4), 447-457.
2. Burton, A. M., Haley, W. E., & Small, B. J. (2006). Bereavement after caregiving or unexpected death: Effects on elderly spouses. Aging and Mental Health, 10(3), 319-326. doi: LR5T38326712404210.1080/13607860500410045
3. Burton, A. M., Haley, W. E., Small, B. J., Finley, M. R., Dillinger-Vasille, M., & Schonwetter, R. (2008). Predictors of well-being in bereaved former hospice caregivers: The role of caregiving stressors, appraisals, and social resources. Palliative and Supportive Care, 6(2), 149-158. doi: 10.1017/S1478951508000230
4. Cagle, J. G., & Kovacs, P. J. (2011). Informal caregivers of cancer patients: Perceptions about preparedness and support during hospice care. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(1), 92-115. doi: 10.1080/01634372. 2010.534547
5. Carr, D. (2003). A "good death" for whom? Quality of spouse's death and psychological distress among older widowed persons. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44(2), 215-232.
6. Carr, D. (2006). Methodological issues in studying late life bereavement. In D. Carr, R. M. Nesse, & C. B. Wortman (Eds.), Spousal bereavement in late life (pp. 19-47). New York, NY: Springer.
7. Carr, D., House, J. S., Wortman, C. B., Nesse, R., & Kessler, R. C. (2001). Psychological adjustment to sudden and anticipated spousal death among the older widowed. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 56B(4), S237-S248.
8. Carr, D., Wortman, C. B., & Wolff, K. (2006). How older Americans die today: Implications for surviving spouses. In D. Carr, R. M. Nesse, & C. B. Wortman (Eds.), Spousal bereavement in late life (pp. 49-78). New York, NY: Springer.
9. Caserta, M., Utz, R., Lund, D., & de Vries, B. (2010). Sampling, recruitment, and retention in a bereavement intervention study: Experiences from the Living After Loss project. Omega, 61(3), 181-203.
10. Chentsova-Dutton, Y., Shuchter, S., Hutchin, S., Strause, L., Burns, K., & Zisook, S. (2000). The psychological and physical health of hospice caregivers. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 12(1), 19-27.
11. Clark, P. G., Brethwaite, D. S., & Gnesdiloff, S. (2011). Providing support at time of death from cancer: Results of a 5-year post-bereavement group study. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 7(2-3), 195-215. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2011.593156
12. Faschingbauer, T. R. (1981). Texas revised inventory of grief manual. Houston, TX: Honeycomb.
13. Hansson, R. O., & Stroebe, M. S. (2007). Bereavement in late life: Coping, adaptation, and developmental influences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
14. Hebert, R. S., Prigerson, H. G., Schulz, R., & Arnold, R. M. (2006). Preparing caregivers for the death of a loved one: A theoretical framework and suggestions for future research. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9(5), 1164-1171. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1164
15. Holtslander, L., & Duggleby, W. (2010). The psychosocial context of bereavement for older women who were caregivers for a spouse with advanced cancer. Journal of Women and Aging, 22(2), 109-124. doi: 92146816810.1080/ 08952841003716147
16. Holtslander, L. F., Bally, J. M., & Steeves, M. L. (2011). Walking a fine line: An exploration of the experience of finding balance for older persons bereaved after caregiving for a spouse with advanced cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15(3), 254-259. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.12.004
17. Holtslander, L. F.,&McMillan, S. C. (2011). Depressive symptoms, grief, and complicated grief among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer three months into bereavement. Oncology Nursing Forum, 38(1), 60-65. doi: 10.1188/11.ONF.60-65
18. Houck, J. A. (2007). A comparison of grief reactions in cancer, HIV/AIDS, and suicide bereavement. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 6(3), 97-112. doi: 10.1300/J187v06n03-7
19. Hudson, P. L. (2006). How well do family caregivers cope after caring for a relative with advanced disease and how can health professionals enhance their support? Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9(3), 694-703. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.694
20. Kelly, B., Raphael, B., Statham, D., Ross, M., Eastwood, H., McLean, S., et al. (1996). A comparison of the psychosocial aspects of AIDS and cancer-related bereavement. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 26(1), 35-49.
21. Kim, Y., & Given, B. A. (2008). Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer survivors: Across the trajectory of the illness. Cancer, 112(11 Suppl), 2556-2568. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23449
22. Kim, Y., & Schulz, R. (2008). Family caregivers' strains: Comparative analysis of cancer caregiving with dementia, diabetes, and frail elderly caregiving. Journal of Aging and Health, 20(5), 483-503. doi: 10.1177/0898264308317533
23. Kramer, B. J., Kavanaugh, M., Trentham-Dietz, A., Walsh, M., & Yonker, J. A. (2010). Complicated grief symptoms in caregivers of persons with lung cancer: The role of family conflict, intrapsychic strains, and hospice utilization. Omega, 62(3), 201-220.
24. Lee, M. A., & Carr, D. (2007). Does the context of spousal loss affect the physical functioning of older widowed persons? Research on Aging, 29(5), 457-487.
25. Lund, D., Caserta, M., & Dimond, M. (1993). The course of spousal bereavement in later life. In M. S. Stroebe, W. Stroebe, & R. O. Hansson (Eds.), Handbook of bereavement: Theory, research and intervention (pp. 240-254). London, UK: Cambridge University Press.
26. Lund, D., Caserta, M., Utz, R., & de Vries, B. (2010). A tale of two counties: Bereavement in socio-demographically diverse places. Illness, Crisis & Loss, 18(4), 301-321.
27. Lunney, J. R., Lynn, J., Foley, D. J., Lipson, S., & Guralnik, J. M. (2003). Patterns of functional decline at the end of life. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289(18), 2387-2392. doi: 10.1001/jama.289.18.2387
28. Neimeyer, R. A., Hogan, N. S., & Laurie, A. (2008). The measurement of grief: Psychometric considerations in the assessment of reactions to bereavement. In M. Stroebe, R. O. Hansson, H. Schut, & W. Stroebe (Eds.), Handbook of bereavement research and practice: Advances in theory and intervention (pp. 133-161). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
29. Prigerson, H. G., Cherlin, E., Chen, J. H., Kasl, S. V., Hurzeler, R., & Bradley, E. H. (2003). The stressful caregiving adult reactions to experiences of dying (SCARED) scale: A measure for assessing caregiver exposure to distress in terminal care. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(3), 309-319.
30. Russell, D. W. (1996). UCLA loneliness scale (version 3): Reliability, validity, and factor structure. Journal of Personality Assessment, 66, 20-40.
31. Schulz, R., Boerner, K., & Hebert, R. S. (2008). Caregiving and bereavement. In M. Stroebe, R. O. Hansson, H. Schut, & W. Stroebe (Eds.), Handbook of bereavement research and practice: Advances in theory and intervention (pp. 265-285). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
32. Sheikh, J. I., & Yesavage, J. A. (1986). Geriatric depression scale (GDS): Recent evidence and development of a shorter version. In T. L. Brink (Ed.), Clinical gerontology: A guide to assessment and intervention (pp. 165-173). New York, NY: Haworth Press.
33. Stetz, K. M., & Hanson, W. K. (1992). Alterations in perceptions of caregiving demands in advanced cancer during and after the experience. Hospice Journal, 8(3), 21-34.
34. Stroebe, M., & Schut, H. (1999). The dual process model of coping with bereavement: Rationale and description. Death Studies, 23, 197-224.
35. Stroebe, M., & Schut, H. (2010). The dual process model of coping with bereavement: A decade on. Omega, 61(4), 273-289.
36. Stroebe, W., & Schut, H. (2001). Risk factors in bereavement outcome: A methodological and empirical review. In M. Stroebe, R. O. Hansson, W. Stroebe, & H. Schut (Eds.), Handbook of bereavement research: Consequences, coping, and care (pp. 349-371).
37. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Teno, J. M., Clarridge, B. R., Casey, V., Welch, L. C., Wetle, T., Shield, R., & Mor, V. (2004). Family perspectives on end-of-life care at the last place of care. Journal of the American Medical Association, 291(1), 88-93. doi: 10.1001/jama.291.1.88
38. Winterling, J., Wasteson, E., Arving, C., Johansson, B., Glimelius, B.,&Nordin, K. (2010). Factors associated with psychological distress and grief resolution in surviving spouses of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. Support Care in Cancer, 18(11), 1377-1384. doi: 10.1007/s00520-009- 0753-9