Development and initial test of the self-report grief and bereavement assessment
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Sealey, M. and Breen, L.J. and Aoun, S.M. and O’Connor, M. 2022. Development and initial test of the self-report grief and bereavement assessment. Death Studies.
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Death Studies
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Curtin School of Population Health
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
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Implementing evidence-based and cost-effective bereavement care is a challenge. A self-report measure could assist to identify caregivers at-risk of prolonged grief. We developed a new measure via five steps: identification of risk and protective factors for prolonged grief, item generation, consultation with an expert panel (n = 8), review by the academic team and expert panel, and a pilot test with family caregivers (n = 19) from three palliative care services. The Grief and Bereavement Assessment is a brief self-report measure that is theoretically and empirically grounded, acceptable to caregivers, feasible for use in palliative care, and requires psychometric validation.
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