@misc{10481/67337,
year = {2021},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/67337},
abstract = {The objectives of the present study were to adapt a grief intervention program to
family caregivers of patients with dementia, and assess its effectiveness in improving
the symptoms of grief and other health-related variables. The intervention was based
on Shear and Bloom’s grief intervention program, with the necessary adaptations
for use in the grieving process for a family member’s illness. A total of 52 family
caregivers of individuals with dementia participated. They were evaluated using a battery
of self-report measures assessing grief, overload, resilience, post-traumatic growth,
experiential avoidance, health-related quality of life, and benefits of care. The results
suggest that the program is effective in improving grief symptoms, caregiver burden,
resilience, post-traumatic growth, and quality of life of family caregivers. It is necessary
to create and implement interventions targeting caregivers’ feelings andmanifestations of
ambiguous grief, because there is a lack of programs providing an efficient solution for the
mental and physical health of caregivers, and because of the human and socioeconomic
cost involved in neglecting this group.},
publisher = {Frontiers Media SA},
keywords = {Ambiguous grief},
keywords = {Sorrow},
keywords = {Dementia},
keywords = {Alzheimer’s disease},
keywords = {Caregivers},
keywords = {Grief},
keywords = {Intervention Programs},
title = {Intervention Program to Improve Grief-Related Symptoms in Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed With Dementia},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2021.628750},
author = {Bravo Benítez, Jorge and Cruz Quintana, Francisco and Fernández Alcántara, Manuel and Pérez Marfil, María Nieves},
}