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Feeling of Grief and Loss in Parental Caregivers of Adults Diagnosed with Intellectual Disability
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Fernández-Ávalos, María Inmaculada; Pérez-Marfil, María Nieves; Ferrer-Cascales, Rosario; Cruz-Quintana, Francisco; Fernández-Alcántara, Manuel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The diagnosis of intellectual disability in children can produce complex grief-related feelings in their parents. Previous studies have focused on the moment of the diagnosis or the early life of the children, and little research has been conducted on their feelings of grief in adulthood. The objective was to analyse the process of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Children, Parent Attitudes, Grief
Evaluating the Characteristics of the Grieving Process in People with Intellectual Disability
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Alcedo Rodríguez, M. Ángeles; Cristóbal Fernández, Leticia; Gómez Sánchez, Laura E.; Arias González, Víctor B. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics associated with the grieving process among a population with intellectual disability and the influence of particular variables. Materials and Methods: The sample was composed of 380 participants with intellectual disability, on whose behalf 149 professionals completed a 20-item…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Individual Characteristics, Grief, Coping
Direct Care Workers' Experiences of Grief and Needs for Support
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Gray, Jennifer A.; Kim, Jinsook – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: A paucity of information is available on direct care workers' (DCWs') experiences with loss when their clients (people with intellectual and developmental disabilities [I/DD]) die. This study explored DCWs' grief experiences, their coping methods and their needs for support. Methods: A thematic analysis approach was used to examine…
Descriptors: Grief, Caregivers, Death, Intellectual Disability
The Road Barely Taken: Funerals, and People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The topic of funerals within the life cycle approach to care in the UK remains largely absent. This small exploratory study sought to investigate how practitioners deal with this sensitive issue and to capture the views of older people with and without intellectual disabilities about funerals. Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire…
Descriptors: Death, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
Caregiver Perceptions of the Understanding of Death and Need for Bereavement Support in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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MacHale, Rosemary; McEvoy, John; Tierney, Edel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Care staff are an important source of information and support for people with intellectual disabilities following bereavement. The purpose of this study was to explore staff perceptions of service users' conceptualizations of death, reactions to bereavement, required levels of support and staff confidence in providing post-bereavement…
Descriptors: Grief, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology, Caregiver Attitudes