Finding Hope in Finnish Parents Following the Traumatic Death of Their Child.

Hope is a complex and ever-evolving personal phenomenon that plays a vital role in individuals' abilities to cope with stressful events. This is particularly true for parents who are coping with the traumatic loss of a child. However, the topic of hope in this context is often inadequately addressed.

Bereaved Individuals Attempts to Explain Their Unexplainable Experiences Related to the Death of Their Loved one Through Attribution Thinking.

Continuing bond manifesting as unexplainable experiences reflects bereaved´s attempts to restore connection with the deceased. As an experience unaligned with a person's overall schemas of meaning unexplainable experiences are a source of anxiety that individuals aim to alleviate by attribution thinking. This study describes how bereaved aim to explain unexplainable experiences related to the death of their loved ones.

A group intervention for pregnant multiparas with fear of childbirth: A protocol of a feasibility study of the MOTIVE trial.

Background: Although research interest in fear of childbirth has increased, interventions targeting especially multiparas with fear of childbirth have been overlooked, although untreated fear can cause serious adverse effects on the mother and the whole family. Thus MOTIVE (Multiparas overcoming Childbirth Fear Through Intervention and Empowerment), an intervention for pregnant multiparas with fear of childbirth, was designed.

Methods: This is a protocol of a single-arm non-randomized feasibility study of the MOTIVE trial with a mixed-methods design.

The effectiveness of a dialogical family guidance intervention regarding child treatment response in families with a child with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Background: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) can have emotional and behavioral symptoms affecting not only the child, but the whole family. Since family members have a strong impact on each other, studies highlight the need to offer effective family interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of the family. The aim of the current study is to clarify whether there is a difference between parents` opinions regarding their child`s emotional and behavioral condition immediately after Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) has ended and after a three and six month follow-up.

Factors helping pregnant multiparas cope with fear of birth: A qualitative study.

Objective: This study describes factors helping pregnant multiparas cope with their fear of birth and aims to contribute insight into measures that could be taken to support and develop care for multiparas with fear of birth.

Methods: Purposive sampling was used for collecting data from closed discussion forums. An electronic questionnaire included structured background questions and qualitative open-ended questions related to the factors multiparas had found helped them cope with their fear of birth.

Functioning Changes in Varying Ways After Retirement: A Scoping Review.

The association between retirement and functioning remains still poorly known. This scoping review examines physical, social, cognitive, and mental functioning after retirement, describes the changes in them, determines the different aspects that affect functioning, and documents the main characteristics of the phenomenon. We systematically scoped the relevant studies on functioning after retirement using CINAHL, MEDLINE, Medic, and PubMed databases.

Older individuals' perceptions of a good death: A systematic literature review.

The purpose of this literature review was to describe older individuals' perceptions of a good death. A systematic data search of CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, ASSIA, and Medic databases from 2010 to 2020, supplemented with a manual search, resulted in 16 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Study quality was assessed using the JBI critical appraisal criteria.

Consequences of Unexplained Experiences in the Context of Bereavement - Qualitative Analysis.

Unexplained experiences are common among bereaved people and are a natural part of grieving, but their consequences may affect their coping with grief. However, professionals lack awareness of these unexplained experiences, which may lead to an unnecessary pathologising of the experiences and a lack of opportunity for the bereaved to process their experiences in a safe environment. The study involved an inductive content analysis of 408 narratives of the consequences of unexplained experiences shared by 181 bereaved individuals.

A qualitative study of the factors that help the coping of infertile women.

Aim: The study describes the factors that help the coping of infertile women.

Design: A qualitative study.

Methods: Purposive sampling was used in gathering the data from the Finnish Infertility Associations closed discussion forum on Facebook.

Experiences of Help From the Perspective of Finnish People Who Self-Harmed During Adolescence.

Adolescent self-harm is a widespread phenomenon, and a significant problem worldwide. This study describes the experiences of help from the perspective of Finnish people who have suffered self-harm during adolescence. Data were collected from 27 participants as essays and interviews.

Dialogical Family Guidance (dfg)-Development and implementation of an intervention for families with a child with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Aim: To describe the development and implementation of a Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) intervention, aimed at families with a child with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD).

Design: The DFG components are presented and the content of a DFG training course. Professionals' experiences after the DFG training were evaluated.

Health, functionality, and social support in families with a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder - a pilot study.

Several studies have reported that having a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) increases parental stress and that parental psychosocial functioning influences child`s development and behavior. It is unclear how parents of children with NDD experience family functionality, family health and receive support and if there are differences between experiences of mothers and fathers. Families with children referred to a neurocognitive unit were invited to the study.

The effects of peer support on post-traumatic stress reactions in bereaved parents.

The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of peer support on post-traumatic stress disorder in parents who have experienced the death of a child, the factors associated with the parents' post-traumatic stress reactions and the parents' experiences of peer support. The research data comprise the responses of parents who participated in a family weekend organised by Child Death Families Finland (KÄPY). The data were collected 2 weeks before (n = 110) and 2 weeks after (n = 73) the family weekend by a questionnaire consisting of items designed to identify the relevant background variables and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), a self-report measure for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Homicide in the western family and background factors of a perpetrator.

Aims: Familicide is a multiple-victim homicide incident in which the killer's spouse and one or more children are slain. A systematic review was conducted to reveal the background factors of western homicide perpetrators.

Methods: The systematic search was performed in the Arto, Medic, Cinahl, Medline, EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier and Social Services abstracts databases.

Parental relationship satisfaction after the death of a child.

This study describes Finnish parents' (n = 461) parental relationship satisfaction and examines factors associated with relationship satisfaction after the death of a child in the family. This reported study is part of a broader investigation concerning parents' experiences after the death of a child. Most respondents were very (36%) or quite satisfied (49%) with their current relationship.

Evaluating a bereavement follow-up intervention for grieving mothers after the death of a child.

Aim: The aim of this study was to produce information about parental grief intervention and its impacts on maternal grief.

Background: The grief after death of a child is a lifelong process. Social support is often stated as the most important factor in coping after the death of a child.

Maternity hospital practices and breast feeding self-efficacy in Finnish primiparous and multiparous women during the immediate postpartum period.

Objective: to explore the relationship between maternity hospital practices and breast feeding self-efficacy.

Design: the data were collected using a cross-sectional survey. The study is a part of a larger longitudinal research and development project called 'Urban parenthood'.

Mother's experience of the support from a bereavement follow-up intervention after the death of a child.

Aims And Objectives: To describe the mothers' experience of the support they received in a bereavement follow-up intervention after the death of a child and their experiences of the intervention programme. The intervention included three complementary components: (1) a support package, (2) peer supporters' contact with mothers and (3) health professionals' contact with mothers.

Background: Although several types of intervention have been targeted at grieving parents or mothers, there exists a lack of knowledge of what kind of intervention is supportive and enhances the coping of parents after the death of a child.

Peer supporters' experiences of a bereavement follow-up intervention for grieving parents.

The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of peer supporters of a bereavement intervention for grieving parents and how the program should be developed further. The intervention included: a support package for grieving parents, peer supporters' contact, and healthcare personnel's contact with parents. The sample included 16 peer supporters.

Evaluating a bereavement follow-up intervention for grieving fathers and their experiences of support after the death of a child--a pilot study.

This article describes a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program for bereaved fathers and their experiences of it in a sample of intervention (n = 62) and control (n = 41) fathers. Data were collected by 3 scales: the Hogan Grief Reactions Checklist, a scale for measuring received social support, and a scale for measuring fathers' experiences of the intervention program. Assessment at 6 months after leaving the hospital showed that intervention fathers reported lower grief reaction scores and stronger personal growth.

Mothers' experiences of peer support via an Internet discussion forum after the death of a child.

The aim of this study was to describe mothers' experiences of peer support via an Internet discussion group for mothers who have a child died. A longitudinal qualitative study design was used. The research data were collected from four (n = 4) bereaved mothers from a private Internet support group titled 'angel baby' during the period 2001-2006.

Development and implementation of a bereavement follow-up intervention for grieving fathers: an action research.

Aims And Objectives: The aim is to present the development and implementation of a bereavement follow-up intervention for grieving fathers. The development and implementation process and components of the intervention are presented.

Background: There is a lack of research into fathers' grief and bereavement support for them after the death of a child.

Fathers' experience of social support after the death of a child.

The aims of this study were to describe fathers' social networks and their experience of social support after the death of a child. The sample consisted of 8 fathers who had lost a child under the age of 3. The data were collected with open-ended questions and interviews.

Fathers' grief after the death of a child.

The purpose of this study was to describe fathers' grief and the changes the death of a child has brought to fathers' lives. Participants included eight fathers who had lost a child. The data were collected using a questionnaire with open-ended questions and by interviews.