Background Most individuals adjust to the loss of a close person, but some experience
adverse grief that challenges everyday life. No previous study has examined the …

Background: Few studies have compared the impact of different familial losses on life
satisfaction (LS). Furthermore, there is a lack of research on the effect of having lost both a …

Background Being terminally ill affects not only the life of patients but also that of their loved
ones. Dyads of adult children and their parents at the end of life may face specific …

Photographs offer a way to preserve the bond to a deceased child, and encourage those
who grieve to create stories to share with others. The aim of this study is to capture the …

This special edition of Palliative Medicine aims to address the important topic of how best to
support lay people (family, friends and significant others; hereafter called 'family carers') who …

Rationale Despite the existing body of research on the impact of child bereavement, little is
known about whether time to the death of an adult child is longitudinally associated with …

This study identified the trajectories of instrumental and emotional perceived social support
(PSS) from 1996 to 2003 and investigated the associated risk of mortality in bereaved older …

As life expectancy grows, the death of an adult child becomes a highly prevalent problem for
older adults. The present study is based on nine interviews and explores the experience of …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to report the specific challenges pertaining to
the experiences and needs of (1) terminally ill adult children and their parents and (2) …

Objectives Few studies have investigated the association between losing a child and
parental health and wellbeing, especially among older Chinese bereaved parents. This …