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Attachment styles; Grief experience; Chronic Sorrow; Ambiguous Loss; Anticipatory Grief; Couples Relationships; Coping skills
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The Grief Experience Of Caregivers When The Child Has A Life Threatening Illness, Avigail Ward
The Grief Experience Of Caregivers When The Child Has A Life Threatening Illness, Avigail Ward
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Using a mixed method approach, this study explored the impact of attachment styles on the grief experience of parents and guardians of a child who has a hematological or oncological illness. The grief experience was evaluated through the lenses of Chronic Sorrow, Ambiguous Loss and Anticipatory Grief. This study was conducted at the Loma Linda University Medical Center Hematology Oncology Pediatric Clinic and was completed by 106 participants who responded to a quantitative survey with open-ended questions. An open-ended questionnaire regarding the impact of the child’s illness on the couple relationship was completed by six couples. The results indicated that …