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Int Med Case Rep J
January 2025
Department of Emergency and Critical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia.
Background: Grieving is an experience of deep mental suffering. It is a very individual process. Grief over the loss of a spouse can have an impact on both physical and mental health.
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January 2025
School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
This study descried the experiences of fathers who had lost a child to cancer. The participants were eight fathers whose children died following cancer treatment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and content analysis identified six major themes: (1) accompanying their child on the final journey home, (2) stabilizing family life, (3) coping with unbearable grief, 4) maintaining the memory and continuing the bond, (5) reflecting on the regrets and contradictions of the treatment process, (6) finding new meaning, and cherishing the present.
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December 2024
Department of Psychiatry, The Third People's Hospital of Ganzhou City, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Introduction: Depression is the most common mental illness among older adults, with substantial and persistent mood depression as the main clinical feature, which is unfavorable for improvement. The clinical manifestations can range from melancholy to grief or even numbness. Approximately one-third of older adult patients exhibit physical discomfort as the first symptom; dysgeusia as the first symptom, is very rare in clinical practice.
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December 2024
School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Background: People with young-onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD), a term for those diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) under the age of 60, face unique challenges compared to those diagnosed with PD later in life. A better understanding of the lived experience of those with YOPD is essential to delivering bespoke rehabilitation and improving quality of life.
Purpose: To provide insight into the emotional and social lived experience of individuals with YOPD.
JBI Evid Synth
December 2024
Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA:E).
Objective: This scoping review aims to map the strategies used during the communication of bad news to families of unexpected and sudden death victims from the perspective of those receiving the news.
Introduction: The strategies used in communicating a person's death to their family, especially in unexpected and sudden situations, can have a profound impact on the grief management process. This communication is often carried out by a health professional (doctor, nurse, or paramedic), but may also be carried out by a police officer, depending on the context in which the situation has occurred (in or out of hospital).
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