Journal article
Surrogate End-of-Life Care Decision Makers’ Postbereavement Grief and Guilt Responses
Death Studies, Vol.39(10), pp.647-653
2015
Abstract
This article examined differences in familial/friend surrogate decision makers' (N = 93) postbereavement grief and guilt associated with decisions to either prioritize comfort or longevity in determining end-of-life care for decisionally incapacitated adult palliative loved ones. Results demonstrated that participants prioritizing the longevity of loved ones experienced significantly and meaningfully higher levels of grief, complicated grief, and trauma related guilt than those who prioritized comfort. 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Details
- Title
- Surrogate End-of-Life Care Decision Makers’ Postbereavement Grief and Guilt Responses
- Authors
- Geoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessTrish Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessLee Kannis-Dymand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Death Studies, Vol.39(10), pp.647-653
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1080/07481187.2015.1047062
- ISSN
- 0748-1187
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449133102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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