Effect of a Brief Family-Based Treatment on Complicated Grief in Bereaved Older Adults

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research

Ilsung Nam¹ 

[1] Department of Social Welfare, Sungkonghoe University, Seoul, Korea;

关键词: Bereavement;    Family research;    Grief;    Therapy;   

DOI  :  10.4235/agmr.2018.22.2.94

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background : The current study compared the effectiveness of family-based complicated grief therapy with individual-based complicated grief therapy on improvement in complicated grief symptoms of bereaved older adults. Methods : Two community senior centers referred 29 older adults who lost their spouses. The study used a single-blinded randomized trial design, comparing family-based complicated grief therapy with individual-based complicated grief therapy on complicated grief symptoms and social impairment. Results : Relative to individual-based complicated grief therapy, participants in the family-based complicated grief therapy group demonstrated improvement in social impairments and complicated grief symptoms. Conclusion : The findings suggest that a family-based delivery model for complicated grief may be superior to an individually provided approach in reducing complicated grief symptoms, and in improving work and social functions in bereavement.

【 授权许可】

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