 Pre-loss grief and preparedness for death among caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients: A systematic reviewJulia Treml, Viktoria Schmidt, Michaela Nagl and Anette Kersting Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 284, issue C Abstract: Cancer is one of the most common causes of death. The period of time between receiving a terminal diagnosis of cancer and the death of a loved one has been operationalized as pre-loss grief and, more recently, as preparedness for death. Originally, grief before loss was thought to have positive effects on the bereavement outcome, but some studies have revealed contradictory findings. This systematic review investigates definitions and measurement tools of pre-loss grief and preparedness for death, as well as the associations of both constructs with caregiver characteristics, pre-loss psychological aspects and post-loss adjustment among caregivers of people living with terminal cancer. Keywords: Pre-loss grief; Anticipatory grief; Preparedness for death; Forewarning; Caregiver; Cancer patient (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:socmed:v:284:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621005724 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114240 Access Statistics for this article Social Science & Medicine is currently edited by Ichiro (I.) Kawachi and S.V. (S.V.) Subramanian More articles in Social Science & Medicine from Elsevier |
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