A Longitudinal Examination of Quality of Life of Older Adults with Complicated Grief Receiving Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
J Palliat Med
; 25(1): 119-123, 2022 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34551271
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To examine the effect of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) on the quality of life (QOL) of older adults with complicated grief (CG) over time.Design:
Subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial. Setting/Subject Older adult, former caregivers were recruited from a large hospice in the southeastern United States to be treated with ART for CG. Measurement The CDC Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Healthy Days Module was administered pre-, post-, and eight weeks after therapy.Results:
The subsample consisted of 27 older adults. A multilevel model indicated a statistically significant, negative difference of 8.21 (improvement) in QOL scores for each period of data collection (ß = -8.21, t = 4.02, p < 0.001). Both the intervention (11%, p = 0.013) and time (7.8%, growth curve p = 0.014) contributed significantly.Conclusion:
There was a significant large effect of ART on CG. This study supports concurrent improved patient-related outcome-QOL.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Grief
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Palliat Med
Journal subject:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States