This report was prepared under contract# HHS-100-03-0023 between the US Department of
Health and the RAND Corporation. For additional information about this subject, you can …

Complicated Grief (CG) is a recently recognized disorder experienced by the bereaved and
characterized by intense distress that interferes with functioning. Estimates indicate that …

High-quality relationships may be protective for family caregivers. This study focuses on
relationship quality categories (supportive and ambivalent) in spouse caregivers in cancer …

The purpose of this chapter is to review the existing research on the effects of bereavement
when it is preceded by chronic illness, disability, and caregiving. The underlying premise of …

We investigated the relationships of grief and depression to cancer caregiving in early
bereavement. We began with three expectations:(a) each outcome would reflect different …

It made me proud that I was able to take care of my loved one at home like we wanted to do
for each other. With the help and advice from hospice we were able to do it. I will never …

Rising awareness of the physical and emotional toll of caregiving for a loved one highlights
the need for health and human service providers to be able to effectively address the needs …

Grief is a highly personal, subjective, and natural stress reaction to a real, perceived, or
anticipated loss, particularly in cases of death (Buglass, 2010; Corr, 2007; Doka, 2003; …

The current study served to provide new knowledge that may benefit future researchers,
policy makers, health care leaders, and health care professionals who aspire to improve the …

As the population ages and medical advances prolong living with chronic illness, meeting
the health care needs of individuals at the end of life becomes increasingly important and …