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}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1177/00302228221129669
Mary Joyce G Gamad, Patricia Danielle V Managuio, Mark Anthony A Pastor, Arianne Gail G Ariola, Mark Gerard A Diane, Ricamarie P Silva
{"title":"The Lived Experiences of Bereaved Filipino Families of the Deceased Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Mary Joyce G Gamad, Patricia Danielle V Managuio, Mark Anthony A Pastor, Arianne Gail G Ariola, Mark Gerard A Diane, Ricamarie P Silva","doi":"10.1177/00302228221129669","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221129669","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The typical highlight of Filipino mourning of conducting funerals and burials has ceased due to recent health guidelines which required the deceased, who tested positive for the virus, to be cremated and buried right away to avoid further spread of the disease - making bereavement more complicated. This paper investigates the experiences of bereaved Filipino families who lost their loved ones to COVID-19 through a qualitative research design. Researchers explored the experiences of at least three (3) COVID-19 bereaved families through a descriptive phenomenological approach and analyzed the data using thematic analysis to extract the bereavement process experienced by the participants. The findings of the study highlight the changes to the Filipino funeral practice caused by the pandemic and the major roles of connectedness, and cultural and religious beliefs in the Filipino bereavement experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1866-1893"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9520277/pdf/10.1177_00302228221129669.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40377796","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}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-09-07DOI: 10.1177/00302228221125955
Ben Hughes, Beth Lewis Harkin
{"title":"The Impact of Continuing Bonds Between Pet Owners and Their Pets Following the Death of Their Pet: A Systematic Narrative Synthesis.","authors":"Ben Hughes, Beth Lewis Harkin","doi":"10.1177/00302228221125955","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221125955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When a pet dies, owners can experience similar levels of grief as when a human dies. Previous research indicates the role of continuing bonds (CB) when a pet is alive. To understand the impact of these bonds after the pet has died, we conducted a systematic narrative synthesis according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PRISMA). Findings were heterogenous, yet there were still parallels in the literature. CB can sometimes aggravate and intensify grief experiences, particularly when pet grief is perceived as disenfranchised grief. However, identifying appropriate bonds can be useful to moderate the intensity of grief and be a valuable mechanism of support. CB can also help post-traumatic growth of owners.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1666-1684"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11776356/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40354310","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}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-08-30DOI: 10.1177/00302228221124518
Mir Suheel Rasool
{"title":"Anatomy of Domestic Violence and Suicide in Kashmir.","authors":"Mir Suheel Rasool","doi":"10.1177/00302228221124518","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221124518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The daily timeline of news and happenings around us persistently has the depressing snippets of cases of gender based violence cases all over. This dark reality of witnessing the rising of domestic violence related cases are very concerning and signifies the regressing perception of societal psychology on the whole. This internalization has the ubiquitous nature having the layered dimensions attached to it with women facing the agonizing consequences. Domestic violence is a fairly common occurrence in most of the parts of Kashmir region mainly from husbands or family members and broken relation with in-laws, Wife abuse, marital violence, family issues, and harassment dominance of male structures. This results in bouts of 'aimlessness' prompting women to find the meaning in ending her life. In Kashmir region, those females who are victim of domestic violence suffer from unavoidable mental health issues with flashbacks and stressors filled with negative life experiences such as stressful relationships, marital discord, and family troubles, forced marriage, economic crisis and lack of personal choices. There is direct relationship between female suicide and domestic violence. Females who experience physical or/and sexual violence in their marriage are significantly more likely to have suicidal thoughts. In the above mentioned context, it becomes significant to delve into how domestic violence trigger women to commit or attempt suicide and as such the study titled <b><i>'</i>Anatomy of Domestic Violence and suicide in Kashmir'</b> was undertaken. The study has focused on female suicide survivors who are married women aged from 20-35 and have faced domestic violence. The purpose of the study was to examine the profile of women who have attempted suicide. The present study highlights the spectrums of domestic violence and suicide in Kashmir by focusing on a number of key sociological aspects.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1491-1501"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33448239","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: 2022-08-27DOI: 10.1177/00302228221124358
Nazife Bakır, Nurdilan Şener Çetin, Cuma Demir
{"title":"The Relationship Between Thanatophobia Levels and Attitudes Towards Caregiver Roles Among Nurses in the COVID-19 Period.","authors":"Nazife Bakır, Nurdilan Şener Çetin, Cuma Demir","doi":"10.1177/00302228221124358","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221124358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study aimed to determine the relationship between fear of death and their caregiver roles in nurses during the COVID-19. The research data were collected with the personal information form, the Thanatophobia scale, the Scale of Nurses' Attitudes to Their Caregiver Roles (SNACR), the Google Questionnaire Form. Of the nurses participating in the study, 16.1% were diagnosed with COVID-19. The current study found statistically significant differences among the thanatophobia mean scores of the groups composed according to the variables; age, gender, marital status, job position, voluntarily choosing the profession, satisfaction with the department, having had a COVID-19 diagnosis, personal assessments about their own COVID-19 knowledge, and evaluating the COVID-19 disease as fatal. In addition, there were statistically significant differences among the SNACR mean scores of the groups according to their evaluations about gender, income level, working experience as a nurse, being diagnosed with COVID-19, and their COVID-19 knowledge. The current study found no correlation between the nurses' Thanatophobia scale score and SNACR score.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1547-1561"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9424105/pdf/10.1177_00302228221124358.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33445314","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}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-09-06DOI: 10.1177/00302228221124987
Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, Sherman A Lee, Lindsey W Vilca, Carlos Carbajal-León, Mario Reyes-Bossio, Mariel Delgado-Campusano, Miguel Gallegos, Renzo Carranza Esteban, Martin Noe-Grijalva
{"title":"Measurement of Risk Factors Associated With bereavement Severity and Deterioration by COVID-19: A Spanish Validation Study of the Pandemic Grief Risk Factors.","authors":"Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, Sherman A Lee, Lindsey W Vilca, Carlos Carbajal-León, Mario Reyes-Bossio, Mariel Delgado-Campusano, Miguel Gallegos, Renzo Carranza Esteban, Martin Noe-Grijalva","doi":"10.1177/00302228221124987","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221124987","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study translated and evaluated the psychometric evidence of the Pandemic Grief Risk Factors (PGRF) in a sample of 363 people from the general population of Peru who suffered the death of a loved one by COVID-19 (63-4% women and 36.6% men, where 78.5% were between 18 and 29 years old). The findings indicated that the PGRF is a unidimensional and reliable measure. The PGRF items can differentiate between individuals with different levels of risk factors and thus cover a wide range of the latent construct. Also, a greater sense of distress for each of the risk factors for pandemic grief is necessary to answer the higher response categories. Risk factors significantly and positively predict COVID-19-associated dysfunctional grief. The results indicated that the PGRF in Spanish is a measure with adequate psychometric properties to measure risk factors for pandemic grief.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1609-1632"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40353383","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: 2022-09-13DOI: 10.1177/00302228221124636
Melanie F J Diggle, Sue Schutz, Dan Butcher
{"title":"Bereaved Caregivers' Experiences of End of Life Care For People With Advanced Heart Failure: A Narrative Synthesis.","authors":"Melanie F J Diggle, Sue Schutz, Dan Butcher","doi":"10.1177/00302228221124636","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221124636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Heart Failure is a life-limiting condition with a poor and uniquely unpredictable prognosis. The aim of this review is to present and synthesise the current evidence around bereaved caregivers' experiences of end of life care for people with Heart Failure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review of the literature was conducted using four electronic databases (CINHAL, Medline, BND, PsycINFO). Data was analysed and presented using a narrative synthesis approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight articles were included within this review. Themes included: Limited and inadequate communication around the condition (including prognosis, preparations for death and the aim of palliative care), the burden of caregiving, and the limited provision of services and formal support.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bereaved caregivers experience unique and significant challenges when caring for someone dying from Heart Failure. However, further research is required to greater understand the experiences of bereaved caregivers of people with Heart Failure.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1581-1608"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11776357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40363155","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}
OmegaPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2022-09-22DOI: 10.1177/00302228221129423
Kent Tonkin
{"title":"It IS Who You Know: The Power of Supervisors in Awarding and Administering Bereavement Leave.","authors":"Kent Tonkin","doi":"10.1177/00302228221129423","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221129423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Within this study, the researcher explored the effect that supervisors have on the availability and flexibility of bereavement leave for employees who have experienced the death of a loved one. A qualitative phenomenological approach was applied in Zoom interviews of 23 participants who provided detailed feedback on their overall experience of managing personal and professional responsibilities during bereavement based on the ways that formal and informal policies were applied. Barclay and Kang's bereavement at work model guided a series of semi-structured interviews, and questions were based upon Bauer's questionnaire about grief in the workplace. A high number of participants (20/23) noted that their relationship with their supervisor either positively or negatively affected their experience with workplace bereavement policies. Four overall themes were noted: general importance of relationship with supervisor, supervisor flexibility in awarding leave, employee perception of organizational justice, and supervisor control of information.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1820-1843"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33469832","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: 2022-08-27DOI: 10.1177/00302228221123159
Ayşe Tosun, Hale Tosun, Birgül Ödül Özkaya, Zeynep Erdoğan, Asiye Gül
{"title":"\"Sleep Quality and Depression Level in Nurses in COVID-19 Pandemic\".","authors":"Ayşe Tosun, Hale Tosun, Birgül Ödül Özkaya, Zeynep Erdoğan, Asiye Gül","doi":"10.1177/00302228221123159","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228221123159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 spread rapidly all over the world and pandemic process has negatively affected nurses. Sleep disorders and depression are among these negative effects. Managers' awareness of problems experienced by nurses and taking precautions will increase employee and patient satisfaction and provide quality patient care. The study was conducted in descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational design to explain nurses' sleep quality and depression levels and relationship between them during the COVID-19 pandemic with 142 nurses who completed Personel Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Beck Depression Index (BDI). Sleep quality of nurses (64.8%) was poor, 33.1% had depression, and high school education, having a chronic illness and PSQI score increased the risk of depression level of nurses. Results highlight COVID-19 pandemic affected nurses' sleep quality and depression levels. All managers should be pioneers in providing psychological support to nurses and preparing and implementing a program for prevention of insomnia and depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"1473-1490"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9424104/pdf/10.1177_00302228221123159.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33445472","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}