OmegaPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-20DOI: 10.1177/00302228241241098
Lauren P Gibson
{"title":"Prevalence and Correlates of Complicated Grief in Military Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Providers.","authors":"Lauren P Gibson","doi":"10.1177/00302228241241098","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241241098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Grief is a universal experience, but for approximately 1 in 10 individuals, grief can become impairing. Despite servicemembers' frequent exposure to death, research on grief in the military remains limited. The purpose of the study was to explore the prevalence and correlates of complicated grief (CG) in military primary care. A quantitative survey was conducted with 161 non-treatment-seeking service members, veterans, and their dependents, of whom 138 reported a significant loss. Results revealed that 35% of the respondents who were bereaved met the cut-off score of 25 on the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG). Furthermore, 10% met the cut-off score of 30 on the Prolonged Grief Disorder-13-Revised Scale (PG-13-R). Importantly, death by suicide and pre-existing mental health conditions were associated with greater symptom severity. These findings have important implications for primary care providers and other clinicians working with military populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"566-583"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140178124","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1177/00302228241237557
Kiho Okumura, Sarah L Feeney, Amy M Claridge
{"title":"Coping Following Bereavement: Comparing European American and Japanese Emerging Adults.","authors":"Kiho Okumura, Sarah L Feeney, Amy M Claridge","doi":"10.1177/00302228241237557","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241237557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although bereavement is an experience emerging adults of every culture go through, there is limited cross-cultural research on coping following bereavement. Therefore, this study aimed to explore similarities and differences between European American and Japanese emerging adults regarding their experiences with coping strategies following a death, with consideration of cultural rituals related to bereavement. Open-ended 30- to 50-min virtual interviews were conducted among 7 European American and 7 Japanese adults between the ages of 20-30 years old. Through qualitative analysis researchers found that for both cultures, reported characteristics of coping strategies typically aligned with conceptions of emotion engagement and emotion disengagement coping, as defined in Tobin's <i>Coping Strategies Inventory</i> (2001). Both cultures reported similar coping strategies, although European Americans reported a greater variety of activities within the coping categories. Some coping behaviors could not be categorized under either coping strategy, implying a need for more research and conceptual refinement.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"274-296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140013783","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}
{"title":"Nurse Life-and-Death Education From the Perspective of Chinese Traditional Culture.","authors":"Huilin Zhang, Tingting Lv, Lezhi Li, Fengzhi Chen, Shijia He, Daoqun Ding","doi":"10.1177/00302228241236981","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241236981","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of traditional Chinese culture-based life-and-death education on 38 ICU nurses. Participants underwent 14 hours of training, and data were collected before and after the intervention using various questionnaires. Frequency and percentage were used for categorical data; mean and standard deviation for measurement data; and paired-sample <i>t</i> test for comparison of teaching effects before and after the intervention of life-and-death education programs. Results indicated significant improvements in understanding of death, reduced death anxiety, enhanced death coping abilities, and increased search for meaning (<i>p</i> < .05). However, there was no statistically significant change in attitude toward death (<i>p</i> > .05). Life-and-death education rooted in traditional Chinese culture positively influenced ICU nurses, fostering improved death cognition, reduced death anxiety, enhanced coping skills, and a heightened sense of meaning in life. Subsequent research will explore the relationship and distinctions between explicit and implicit death attitudes.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"225-244"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140029683","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1177/00302228241243110
Franziska A Herbst, Stephanie Stiel
{"title":"\"Has Anyone Been There Now?\": An Interview Study on the Support Experiences and Unmet Needs of Informal Long-Distance Caregivers for Patients at the End of Life.","authors":"Franziska A Herbst, Stephanie Stiel","doi":"10.1177/00302228241243110","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241243110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the German context, research is lacking on the support experiences and unmet needs of informal caregivers in end-of-life situations who are geographically distanced from their ill relatives. The current study aimed at deepening our understanding of the specific end-of-life support experiences and needs of informal long-distance caregivers. The study employed an explorative design, applying qualitative interviews. Thirty-three long-distance family caregivers participated in the study (December 2021-October 2022). The results showed that long-distance caregivers relied on close exchange and cooperation with local family and non-kin caregivers. They also expressed the wish to be considered more proactively by professional caregivers, with respect to their specific geographic situations. They further recommended that local care networks be built to support patients. Hypotheses were deduced from long-distance caregivers' recommendations for support interventions. The results may be useful for the development of an online information resource for long-distance caregivers in end-of-life situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"615-635"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13002949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140327504","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-02-22DOI: 10.1177/00302228241235428
Narendra Lamba, Khiamniungan T Longkoi
{"title":"Journey Towards a Meaningful Life: Adaptation and Resilience in the Lives of Young Hindu Widows.","authors":"Narendra Lamba, Khiamniungan T Longkoi","doi":"10.1177/00302228241235428","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241235428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spousal death is a life-altering and traumatic life event in married life, compelling the surviving partner to transition and make substantial adjustments to their new life situation. Losing a spouse can affect individuals differently based on gender, impacting their psychological, social, and economic well-being. This article describes adaptation to a new life condition as widows strive to reconcile their roles, status, and identity while binding their resilience to direct their lives. This study explored the lives of 17 young Hindu widows in rural and semi-urban areas of Haryana, India. Using personal face-to-face interviews and purposive sampling, it captured their unique life stories. After losing their spouses, participants showed impressive resilience, reshaping their lives and identities. They navigated challenges firmly, emphasising personal commitment over social support for effective adaptation. It highlights a need for better support systems for widows, offering potential pathways to enhance their post-loss well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"143-169"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139934588","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}
{"title":"Improving responsible Media Reporting on Student Suicide to Reduce Negative Public Opinion: Text Mining Based on Sina Weibo in China.","authors":"Meijie Chu, Chun-Yang Lee, Shiling Huang, Xiaoke Zhang, Lijie Wang, Tianmu Chen, Yi-Chen Chiang","doi":"10.1177/00302228241240945","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241240945","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aims of this study were to explore whether student suicide reporting is consistent with media recommendations for suicide reporting; analyze public opinion and sentiments toward student suicide reports. A keyword search was performed on the WeiboReach platform. This study included 113 student suicide report posts and 176,262 readers' comments on suicide news reports. Hierarchical generalized linear modeling was used to analyze the relationships between adherence to reporting recommendations and negative emotions in readers' comments. None of the media reporting of student suicide was consistent with all of the media recommendations for suicide reporting. Netizens were less likely to post negative comments when the reports describe the suicide method used (OR 1.169, 95% CI 1.022∼1.337), and not specifying the cause of suicide was a protective factor for public negative emotion (OR 0.799, 95% CI 0.707, 0.905). The findings suggest improving responsible media reporting on student suicide to reduce negative public emotion.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"541-565"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141763152","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-02-14DOI: 10.1177/00302228241234381
Aylin Pekyiğit, Dilek Yildiz, Ayşe Özge Deniz, Burcu Çalik Bağriyanik
{"title":"White Tears: A Phenomenological Study of Perinatal Loss.","authors":"Aylin Pekyiğit, Dilek Yildiz, Ayşe Özge Deniz, Burcu Çalik Bağriyanik","doi":"10.1177/00302228241234381","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241234381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Perinatal loss is a traumatic experience for parents. This research was conducted to evaluate the experiences and needs of parents after perinatal loss. An interpretative phenomenological study was carried out between January 2021 and July 2022 with 6 parental pairs (12 people in total, 6 mothers and 6 fathers) who experienced a perinatal loss. Participants were reached by snowball sampling method. Data were collected using semi-structured audio recording interviews that were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. The themes of this study were determined as \"attributing meaning to loss\", \"fragmented parenting roles and expectations\", \"changing relationships\", \"expectations from healthcare professionals\", and \"emotional responses\". Five sub-themes were created from the emotional responses theme which included. These are sadness and pain, denial, anger, guilt and fear. In the study, it was concluded that the experience of perinatal loss may have negative consequences on the psychological health of the parents. Therefore, specific, professional, adequate nursing support and continuity of support are needed to help parents cope with perinatal losses.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"124-142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736812","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1177/00302228241239349
Sara Nour, Khawlah Ammar, Bushra Alhusamiah, Aladeen Alloubani
{"title":"Attitudes of Jordanian Nurses Toward Caring for Dying Patients.","authors":"Sara Nour, Khawlah Ammar, Bushra Alhusamiah, Aladeen Alloubani","doi":"10.1177/00302228241239349","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241239349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hospital nurses are expected to care for dying patients. Such care provokes many undesired emotions and attitudes that affect the quality of care. This study aims to assess the attitudes of Jordanian nurses toward caring for dying patients in addition to examining the relationship between nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying patients and their selected characteristics. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to recruit a total of 290 Jordanian nurses from two hospitals in Jordan. The findings of this study revealed a significant correlation between nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying patients and receiving educational courses on palliative care (<i>p</i> = .008). Also, the study found a correlation between nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying patients and prior experience attending death cases (<i>p</i> = .004). The attitudes nurses have toward caring for dying patients are affected by educational courses, which make these attitudes adjustable toward the positive.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"458-468"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140112352","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1177/00302228241231013
Nurten Arslan, Aysel Topan, Meltem Kurtuncu
{"title":"Earthquake Experiences of Nursing Students Residing in Earthquake Zone, the Disaster of the Century: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Nurten Arslan, Aysel Topan, Meltem Kurtuncu","doi":"10.1177/00302228241231013","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241231013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was carried out to examine the experiences of nursing department students regarding earthquakes with a phenomenological approach. The type of research is phenomenological research, one of the qualitative research methods. The research was carried out with 22 nursing students who experienced the earthquake in the Turkey earthquake on February 6, 2023. The data were collected using the \"Semi-Structured Interview Form\". In this study, \"earthquake experience\" was discussed as a phenomenon, and the data obtained from the phenomenon after content analysis were evaluated in five themes as follows: Experiences during the earthquake, experiences after the earthquake, search-rescue operations, social support and daily life after the earthquake. It was seen that they acted with the instinct of protection during the earthquake and then tried to shelter and communicate. The study reveal that the disaster preparedness and competencies of nursing students should be increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"61-78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159756","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 : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1177/00302228241241831
Damien W Riggs, Clemence Due
{"title":"Exploring the Role of Migration Status in Pregnancy Loss Attributions, Experiences, and Support in Australia.","authors":"Damien W Riggs, Clemence Due","doi":"10.1177/00302228241241831","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241241831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While previous research has explored the impact of migration status on experiences and attributions about pregnancy loss, less common is comparative research examining similarities and differences between migrants and non-migrants. This paper reports on a cross sectional comparative study of 623 culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or non-CALD people living in Australia. Participants completed a survey that asked about experiences of pregnancy loss, support, and attributions about pregnancy loss. There were no differences between the two groups in terms of rates of pregnancy loss, though CALD participants reported greater distress following a loss. CALD participants reported greater reliance on partners and faith communities, and found healthcare professionals to be less supportive. CALD participants were more likely to attribute pregnancy loss to spiritual reasons (among others), and non-CALD participants to fetal abnormalities. The paper concludes by calling for awareness campaigns and professional upskilling to better ensure the needs of CALD communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"584-596"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13002954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186551","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}