Prolonged Grief in Young Bereaved Spouses and Partners

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the research is to learn more about the experience of grief in young bereaved spouses/partners. Recent research has shown that young bereaved spouses/partners experience grief uniquely from other age groups, but it is still unclear how certain factors affect the experience of grief. The investigators research team is interested in studying how the psychological factors of trauma, personality, and meaning of the loss affect grief reactions in young spouses/partners after the loss of a spouse to cancer.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Grief

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Young spouses/domestic partners (20-49 years old) of cancer patients who have died from cancer.

in-person or telephone interview

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be administered one battery of questionnaires that should take 50- 55 minutes, which may be broken down into two or more segments if necessary. They may choose to have these questionnaires administered to them in person at the hospital, in person at their home, or via telephone by a trained master's level research assistant.

Interventions

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in-person or telephone interview

Participants will be administered one battery of questionnaires that should take 50- 55 minutes, which may be broken down into two or more segments if necessary. They may choose to have these questionnaires administered to them in person at the hospital, in person at their home, or via telephone by a trained master's level research assistant.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must be at least 20 years old and no older than 49 years and 11 months old.
* Participants must have lost a spouse/domestic partner to cancer 6 months to 3 years earlier.
* Participants must be able to give informed consent.
* Participants must be able to comprehend English to complete study assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

* Major psychopathology or cognitive impairment likely in the judgment of the research staff to interfere with the participation or completion of the protocol.

Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

49 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes