Attachment insecurities, continuing bonds, and grief among family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients: A longitudinal study
This longitudinal study provides preliminary evidence that pre-loss grief and the relationship with the patient are key to caregivers' post-loss adjustment, suggesting that psychosocial intervention focuses on caregivers' pre-loss grief and relationship quality with the patient during palliative care.
Authors
- Emily Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6396-067X)
- Chih‐Tao Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-7462)
- Yaw‐Sheng Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-5347)
- Shu‐Huei Kao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4618-0898)
- Wan-Lin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7987-2933)
Institutions
- Fu Jen Catholic University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- National Defense University (TW)
- Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center (TW)
- National Taipei University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative & Supportive Care
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525100412
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Science and Technology Council