OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-20DOI: 10.1177/00302228251328198
Minna Hökkä, Anna Liisa Aho
{"title":"Negative Life Changes in the Lives of a Working-Age Widows and Widowers and their Families After the Death of a Spouse- a Qualitative Study.","authors":"Minna Hökkä, Anna Liisa Aho","doi":"10.1177/00302228251328198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251328198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to describe the negative changes in the lives of working-age widow (er)s and their families caused by the death of their spouse. A descriptive qualitative approach was used. The research data was collected with an electronic questionnaire. Negative life changes after the death of a spouse included increased relationship challenges, a cooling of family relationships, and a change in self-identity. In addition, loss of support and having to provide for basic needs alone, increased responsibility for children and everyday life. The feeling of life becoming burdensome were experienced. The death of a spouse causes negative changes in different aspects of life for working-age widow (er)s and their family. The results of this study can be used to develop societal sectors services and underline the particular importance of early support and of the negative life changes that widowhood can bring.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251328198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1177/00302228251327699
Moa Eriksson Krutrök
{"title":"Digital Death Humour: Exploring the Role of Humour in Death-Related Content on TikTok.","authors":"Moa Eriksson Krutrök","doi":"10.1177/00302228251327699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251327699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the role of humour in shaping digital death discourses on TikTok. examining how users engage with mortality, the afterlife, and dying in playful yet profound ways. Through an analysis of three content strands--#celebritydeathprank, Heaven Receptionist skits, and mourning-dedicated accounts--it investigates how TikTok's participatory culture enables users to navigate and reframe death through creative and often comedic means. Rather than centering grief, this study highlights how humour serves as a mechanism for engaging with existential themes, fostering communal rememberence, and reimagining collective imaginaries of death. By leveraging TikTok's affordances--such as remixing, commenting, and algorithmic visibility--users produce content that blurs the boundaries between adversity and the absurd, intimacy and spectacle. This study contributes to research on digital death by demonstrating how social media platforms cultivate new vernaculars and ephemeralities of death discourse, where humour becomes the central mode of engagement with mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251327699"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1177/00302228251327705
Songül Güngör, Kezban Koraş Sözen
{"title":"Experiences of Surgical Nurses in Patient Care During Earthquake 2023 in Turkey: A Disaster Management Study.","authors":"Songül Güngör, Kezban Koraş Sözen","doi":"10.1177/00302228251327705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251327705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to qualitative examine the patient care experiences and roles of surgical nurses affected by the major earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, in the city of Osmaniye. Using a qualitative descriptive design, face-to-face individual interviews were conducted with 12 surgical nurses. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed. The study complies with the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) guidelines. The main findings of the study encompass the themes of care of traumatized patients, challenges in work life, and work life and organization. Nurses play a crucial role in disaster relief planning, intervention, and recovery processes, and there is a need for further examination of their experiences to shape and improve future practices in disaster management and patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251327705"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143652545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1177/00302228251322860
Nikolas Oubaid, Sukhvir Kaur, Karin Oechsle, Anneke Ullrich, Viola Milke, Aneta Schieferdecker, Kerstin Kremeike, Sophie Meesters, Christin Herrmann, Raymond Voltz, Holger Schulz
{"title":"Care for the Dying: A Scoping Review of Measures for Clinical Practice With Qualitative Synthesis.","authors":"Nikolas Oubaid, Sukhvir Kaur, Karin Oechsle, Anneke Ullrich, Viola Milke, Aneta Schieferdecker, Kerstin Kremeike, Sophie Meesters, Christin Herrmann, Raymond Voltz, Holger Schulz","doi":"10.1177/00302228251322860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251322860","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The literature describes a plethora of different measures to support healthcare professionals in the care for the dying. The aim is the identification and assessment of measures for the care in the dying phase to give healthcare professionals of all disciplines an overview on such measures in form of a self-developed toolkit. Two databases were searched systematically and all measures found (<i>n</i> = 7368 publications, <i>n</i> = 308 measures) were categorized into six categories and integrated into a toolkit. Descriptive statistics and qualitative synthesis were used to report the findings. 50.6% of the measures were applied in studies with moderate level of evidence and 23.4% were concerned with hospital care. Most measures were related to symptom relief. Measures from high quality studies are lacking and most measures were applied in palliative care specialists settings. The developed toolkit can serve as a resource for healthcare professionals to guide and stimulate healthcare professionals' clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251322860"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1177/00302228251327719
Tosin Popoola
{"title":"\"We are Not Magicians\": Midwives' Experience of Stillbirth in Nigeria.","authors":"Tosin Popoola","doi":"10.1177/00302228251327719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251327719","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Experiencing stillbirth in midwifery practice has a profound impact on midwives. However, midwives' experience of stillbirth remains under-explored, especially in Nigeria, where the burden of stillbirth remains one of the highest. This study describes the experiences of Nigerian midwives who have experienced a stillbirth in their midwifery practice. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with 11 midwives between December 2022 and January 2023. Interviews were transcribed verbatim to explore midwives' experience of stillbirth and analysed using the template analysis technique. Three key themes were identified: (1) emotional and psychological reactions to stillbirth, (2) the impact of stillbirth on midwives, and (3) the support needs of midwives after a stillbirth. This study highlights that stillbirths strike at the core of professional identity and lead to negative self-concept and cautious-based practice. However, the working conditions of midwives in Nigeria do not support them to deal with the multidimensional impact of stillbirth.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251327719"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143627164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1177/00302228251326147
Hatime Kamilçelebi, Martijn J Burger
{"title":"Dark Triad and Resilience to Personal Loss: Evidence from the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes.","authors":"Hatime Kamilçelebi, Martijn J Burger","doi":"10.1177/00302228251326147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251326147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Can narcissism help foster resiliency against adversity? In this study, we used Turkish panel data, to examine whether narcissism can buffer the negative impact of personal loss on change in subjective well-being in the wake of the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes of 2023. Results show that the adaptation to personal loss was stronger for individuals high on narcissism. At the same time, we found no evidence that individuals high on Machiavellianism or psychopathy - other Dark Triad traits - were better able to adapt to personal loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251326147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1177/00302228251326146
Jingyi Chi, Karolina Krysinska, Karl Andriessen
{"title":"Effectiveness of Grief Camps in Supporting Bereaved Individuals: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Jingyi Chi, Karolina Krysinska, Karl Andriessen","doi":"10.1177/00302228251326146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251326146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Experiencing the death of a loved one is a stressful and disruptive event that can have short-term and long-term detrimental effects on the grief, mental health, and social functioning of the bereaved individuals. Grief camps represent a relatively novel form of support. However, little is known about their effectiveness. The systematic review (PROSPERO: #CRD42024547094) adhered to the PRISMA guidelines and aimed to investigate the effectiveness of grief camps on the grief and psychosocial functioning of participants. Searches in six databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL) identified 31 relevant studies published between 1991 and 2022. Narrative synthesis of the study findings indicated a positive impact of grief camps on the grief and psychosocial functioning of bereaved individuals, and participants' feedback indicated that grief camps are an acceptable intervention. Further research in various locations and across different age groups may broaden our understanding of the effects of grief camps.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251326146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-04DOI: 10.1177/00302228251325286
Nicolás Sánchez-Álvarez, Marta Brás, Claudia Carmo, Saúl Neves de Jesus, Natalio Extremera
{"title":"Negative Affectivity and Suicide Risk: The Buffering Role of Gratitude and Optimism in Spanish Adolescents.","authors":"Nicolás Sánchez-Álvarez, Marta Brás, Claudia Carmo, Saúl Neves de Jesus, Natalio Extremera","doi":"10.1177/00302228251325286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251325286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The role of optimism and gratitude in the link between negative affectivity and suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation) was examined in a sample of 1401 Spanish adolescents. Overall, the results of a set of hierarchical regression analyses supported the prediction of optimism and gratitude as predictors of suicide risk. Moreover, we analyzed whether the negative affectivity optimism/gratitude interaction term explains the unique variance in depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. The results show that optimism and gratitude buffered the association between <i>negative affectivity and</i> depressive symptoms/ suicidal ideation, indicating that among adolescents experiencing <i>negative affectivity, those who presented a high level of optimism and gratitude reported a lower risk of suicide.</i> Finally, the practical implications of these novel findings regarding the role of optimism and gratitude in preventing suicide risk among adolescents are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"302228251325286"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143560150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-09-06DOI: 10.1177/00302228221124521
Pamela B Sterling, Bertranna A Muruthi, Angela Allmendinger, Reid Thompson-Cañas, Lindsey Romero, Janice Tung
{"title":"The Grieving Process of Opioid Overdose Bereaved Parents in Maryland.","authors":"Pamela B Sterling, Bertranna A Muruthi, Angela Allmendinger, Reid Thompson-Cañas, Lindsey Romero, Janice Tung","doi":"10.1177/00302228221124521","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221124521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, the opioid epidemic in the United States has garnered attention due to the increasing number of fatal overdoses. Research on overdose death has increasingly focused on the psychological impacts of drug-related bereavement and disenfranchised bereavement. This study aims to contribute to the growing body of emergent literature on drug death bereavement, by exploring the experiences of parents whose children passed away due to opioid overdose. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with six parents living in the state of Maryland who had an adult child die from opioid overdose two or more years prior to the study. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Themes that emerged included the grieving process, stigmatization, and social support. While overall adaptation levels varied among participants, all participants reported positive and negative outcomes related to their experience of grief and loss. Implications for clinical practice and intervention are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1531-1546"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40350996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-09-04DOI: 10.1177/00302228221124981
Songül Karadağ, Çiğdem Ergin, Sevilay Erden
{"title":"Anxiety, Depression and Death Anxiety in Individuals with COVID-19.","authors":"Songül Karadağ, Çiğdem Ergin, Sevilay Erden","doi":"10.1177/00302228221124981","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221124981","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the death anxiety, anxiety, and depression levels of the individuals staying at the hospital due to COVID-19. The study recruited 300 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were staying at specialized clinics in the hospital. Three tools - A Patient Information Form, the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-were used to collect data. The findings of the present study revealed that 28.7% of the participants were at a high risk for developing anxiety and 45.0% were equally at a high risk for developing depression. 33.3% of the participants suffered from high level of death anxiety. There was a positive and highly significant correlation between their death anxiety and their anxiety and depression scores (<i>p</i> < .001). Accordingly, more evidence-based studies need to be conducted that examine how effective non-pharmacological practices are at helping COVID-19 patients by identifying their anxiety, depression, and death anxiety. Furthermore, nurses need to take care of patient care in a holistic manner that would include addressing patients' psychological needs alongside their physical problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1633-1649"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9444824/pdf/10.1177_00302228221124981.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40348321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}