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AUTHOR
Patricia Yi
Grief support provided to caregivers of palliative care patients in Spain
Grief support for relatives of patients in palliative care is recognized as a fundamental practice within palliative medicine. The aim of this research was to determine the nature and extent of grief support programs offered to relatives of patients in palliative care in Spain. A postal survey was carried out among members of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care. The members' names were obtained through the Society's 2000 Directory, which lists 160 different teams, of which 50% answered a questionnaire made up of 34 questions, some open-ended and others multiple choice. Results show that 88.6% of the services include grief support, that mainly emotional and one-to-one care is provided (9…
Predictores de duelo complicado
Pilar.Barreto@uv.es; Patricia.Yi@uv.es OBJETIVO: Estudiar el proceso de evolución en sus primeras etapas tras la pérdida y determinar cuáles son los factores de riesgo y protección previos a la muerte que permiten predecir el surgimiento de posibles complicaciones en los familiares/cuidadores de pacientes oncológicos. MÉTODO: Se evaluaron 236 dolientes cuyos familiares eran pacientes oncológicos atendidos en servicios de cuidados paliativos de Valencia y Madrid y se realizó un seguimiento en 2 momentos temporales: 2 y 6 meses tras la muerte, evaluándose la presencia/ausencia de complicaciones en el proceso de duelo mediante dos criterios diagnósticos (DSM e ICG). RESULTADOS: Se encontró una…
Predictors in Complicated Grief: Supporting Families in Palliative Care Dealing with Grief
The construction of a person's identity is an evolutionary process. Living implies passing through a series of bereavements and this development gives time to the ego for the management of loss. It also permits recovery from the transitory moments of alteration of identity (Grinberg, 1980). As it has been thoroughly documented, in problematic cases, if the management of bereavement fails, serious disturbances in bereavement or pathological formations happen (Gamo & Pazos, 2009).