“I didn't want to remember memories of caring, but I can't help it”: A qualitative study of the experiences of bereaved Iranian carers with elevated levels of prolonged …

D Salehi, F Zarani, L Fata, MR Sharbafchi, E Lobb - Death Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The lived experience of caring for people with cancer and the influence of culture on Iranian
carers who have elevated levels of prolonged grief symptoms after the death has received …

Grief reactions of family members after the death of cancer patients: a phenomenological study

M Ghaljeh, M Mardani-Hamooleh… - Oncology in Clinical …, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
Introduction. The death of a family member due to cancer is one of the most stressful events
of life. The purpose of the present study was to investigate lived experiences of family …

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

KI Stajduhar, W Martin, M Cairns - Palliative & supportive care, 2010 - cambridge.org
Objective: 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 …

End-of-life care and the grieving process: family caregivers who have experienced the loss of a terminal-phase cancer patient

I Dumont, S Dumont… - Qualitative health …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Family caregivers of a loved one with advanced cancer are at risk for developing
bereavement complications following the loss of the person they cared for. However, little …

Factors of complicated grief pre‐death in caregivers of cancer patients

A Tomarken, J Holland, S Schachter… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Over the past decade, Prigerson and her colleagues have shown that symptoms of
'complicated grief'—intense yearning, difficulty accepting the death, excessive bitterness …

Taiwanese family members' bereavement experience following an expected death: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

HJ Liang, Q Xiong, BN Remawi, N Preston - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Bereavement experience is shaped by cultural and social contexts. No
systematically constructed reviews were identified to explore the bereavement experience …

Longitudinal changes and predictors of prolonged grief for bereaved family caregivers over the first 2 years after the terminally ill cancer patient's death

WI Tsai, HG Prigerson, CY Li, WC Chou… - Palliative …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A significant minority of bereaved caregivers experience prolonged grief.
However, few longitudinal studies have examined prolonged grief, especially in an Asian …

An exploration of anticipatory grief in advanced cancer patients

JOY Cheng, RSK Lo, FMY Chan, BHF Kwan… - Psycho …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives: Research on anticipatory grief (AG) has been more focused on
the experience of relatives than the terminally ill patients. This study will present qualitative …

Holding on and letting go: Families' experiences of anticipatory mourning in terminal cancer

SR Bouchal, L Rallison, NJ Moules… - OMEGA-journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Although grief and family caregiving have been extensively studied, there exists limited
knowledge of anticipatory grief as it relates to families' transition in illness to bereavement …

Psychosocial factors affecting the bereavement experience of relatives of palliative-stage cancer patients: a systematic review

M Hasdenteufel, B Quintard - BMC Palliative Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and a cancer death is a
major risk factor for pathological bereavement. This systematic review of the literature aimed …