Attachment Style Dimensions Can Affect Prolonged Grief Risk in Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients With Cancer-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Attachment Style Dimensions Can Affect Prolonged Grief Risk in Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients With Cancer

Published:2014-08-25 Issue:8 Volume:32 Page:855-860
ISSN:1049-9091
Container-title:American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
language:en
Short-container-title:Am J Hosp Palliat Care

Author:

Lai Carlo¹,Luciani Massimiliano²,Galli Federico³,Morelli Emanuela³,Cappelluti Roberta¹,Penco Italo³,Aceto Paola⁴,Lombardo Luigi³

Affiliation:

1. Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

2. Psychiatry and Psychology Institute, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

3. Fondazione Roma, Hospice-SLA-Alzheimer, Rome, Italy

4. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predictive role of attachment dimensions on the risk of prolonged grief. Sixty caregivers of 51 terminally ill patients with cancer who had been admitted in a hospice were selected. Methods: Caregivers were interviewed using Attachment Scale Questionnaire, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, and Prolonged Grief Disorder 12 (PG-12). Results: The consort caregivers showed higher PG-12 level compared to the sibling caregivers. Anxiety, depression, need for approval, and preoccupation with relationships levels were significantly correlated with PG-12 scores. Conclusion: Female gender, high levels of depression, and preoccupation with relationships significantly predicted higher levels of prolonged grief risk.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1049909114547945

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