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1- Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , bbahmani43@yahoo.com
3- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life style institute, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Research Center on Ageing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , bbahmani43@yahoo.com
3- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life style institute, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Research Center on Ageing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives: Grief is a human experience, universal, very personal and multidimensional, and at the same time very common in the elderly. Although studies have been conducted with the aim of describing grief, there has never been a consensus among researchers about a theoretical or empirical definition. This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the concept of grief.
Methods: The present study was conducted with the Walker and Avant approach in eight stages. In order to access studies, search electronic databases including Science Direct, Scopus, PsychInfo, Pubmed, Web of Science, Imbase using the keywords Grief, Mourn, Bereavement, old, old*, eld*, geriatric*, aging. , age*, "later life", senior, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian. In the abstract and title; Also, publications were examined without considering the time limit from the beginning of publication until January 30, 2023. In this study, the search strategy, screening and data selection were done based on the guidelines of Prisma.
Findings: the total of 5963 articles, 34 articles that met the inclusion criteria were examined. According to the findings, the five features of grief are: a unique phenomenon, negative emotional experience, physiological irritation, experience of loneliness and loss of previous meanings; Three antecedents of grief include: loss of loved ones, loss of pets, and loss of health; and four consequences of grief including health consequences, social consequences, financial consequences, and reparability were obtained.
Conclusion: The conceptual definition of bereavement in the elderly can help the health team to better understand this concept and carry out investigations, interventions and evaluation of their actions to improve the health of the elderly.
Methods: The present study was conducted with the Walker and Avant approach in eight stages. In order to access studies, search electronic databases including Science Direct, Scopus, PsychInfo, Pubmed, Web of Science, Imbase using the keywords Grief, Mourn, Bereavement, old, old*, eld*, geriatric*, aging. , age*, "later life", senior, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian. In the abstract and title; Also, publications were examined without considering the time limit from the beginning of publication until January 30, 2023. In this study, the search strategy, screening and data selection were done based on the guidelines of Prisma.
Findings: the total of 5963 articles, 34 articles that met the inclusion criteria were examined. According to the findings, the five features of grief are: a unique phenomenon, negative emotional experience, physiological irritation, experience of loneliness and loss of previous meanings; Three antecedents of grief include: loss of loved ones, loss of pets, and loss of health; and four consequences of grief including health consequences, social consequences, financial consequences, and reparability were obtained.
Conclusion: The conceptual definition of bereavement in the elderly can help the health team to better understand this concept and carry out investigations, interventions and evaluation of their actions to improve the health of the elderly.
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