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1- Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Nursing Care Research Center, Clinical Sciences institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,ebadi1347@yahoo.com
3- Research Center on Ageing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Nursing Care Research Center, Clinical Sciences institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Research Center on Ageing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives: Old age is considered a period of facing great losses, and as a result, the experience of bereavement is more common than in the previous stages of people's lives. Understanding and recognizing the experiences of the elderly from its antecedents and consequences in old age is one of the requirements for the development of well-being these days. This research was done with the aim of understanding the experience of the elderly about the antecedents and consequences of grief.
Method: A qualitative study with the content analysis method with the participation of 16 elderly people aged 60 to 85 referring to day care centers and parks in Tehran, which continued with the purposeful sampling method until the condition of maximum diversity was met, were selected and participated in interviews with a semi-structured method. The data of this research was collected between March 1401 and September 1402 and Goba and Lincoln criteria were used to achieve the accuracy and reliability of the data.
Findings: Based on the experiences expressed by the participants, four categories of antecedents of bereavement include: the experience of losing loved ones, the experience of losing health, the experience of retirement, the regret of the unlived life; And the three consequences of bereavement, including reparability, health, and socio-economic consequences, were obtained.
Results: grief in the elderly is a multi-dimensional phenomenon with a unique experience and understanding. The results of this study can help the health team to better understand this concept, to better understand the experience of bereavement in the elderly, and to carry out investigations, interventions and evaluation of auxiliary measures. They help to improve the health of the elderly.
Method: A qualitative study with the content analysis method with the participation of 16 elderly people aged 60 to 85 referring to day care centers and parks in Tehran, which continued with the purposeful sampling method until the condition of maximum diversity was met, were selected and participated in interviews with a semi-structured method. The data of this research was collected between March 1401 and September 1402 and Goba and Lincoln criteria were used to achieve the accuracy and reliability of the data.
Findings: Based on the experiences expressed by the participants, four categories of antecedents of bereavement include: the experience of losing loved ones, the experience of losing health, the experience of retirement, the regret of the unlived life; And the three consequences of bereavement, including reparability, health, and socio-economic consequences, were obtained.
Results: grief in the elderly is a multi-dimensional phenomenon with a unique experience and understanding. The results of this study can help the health team to better understand this concept, to better understand the experience of bereavement in the elderly, and to carry out investigations, interventions and evaluation of auxiliary measures. They help to improve the health of the elderly.
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