Parent Grief 1-13 Months After Death In Neonatal And Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Parent Grief 1-13 Months After Death In Neonatal And Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Youngblut JM; Brooten D; Glaze J; Promise T; Yoo C

10.1080/15325024.2016.1187049

Journal Of Loss And Trauma

2017

Child Death; Father Grief; Grief; Infant Death; Mother Grief

OBJECTIVE: Describe changes in mothers' and fathers' grief from 1 to 13 months after infant/child neonatal/pediatric intensive care unit death and identify factors related to their grief. METHODS: Mothers (n = 130) and fathers (n = 52) of 140 children (newborn-18 years) completed the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist at 1, 3, 6, and 13 months post-death. RESULTS: Grief decreased from 3 to 13 months for mothers and from 3 to 6 months for fathers. Grief was more intense for: mothers of deceased adolescents and mothers whose child was declared brain dead. CONCLUSION: Mothers' and fathers' grief intensity may not coincide, resulting in different needs during the 13 months after infant/child death.

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