Abstract

Implementing evidence-based and cost-effective bereavement care is a challenge. A self-report measure could assist to identify caregivers at-risk of prolonged grief. We developed a new measure via five steps: identification of risk and protective factors for prolonged grief, item generation, consultation with an expert panel (n = 8), review by the academic team and expert panel, and a pilot test with family caregivers (n = 19) from three palliative care services. The Grief and Bereavement Assessment is a brief self-report measure that is theoretically and empirically grounded, acceptable to caregivers, feasible for use in palliative care, and requires psychometric validation.

摘要

实施基于证据且具有成本效益的丧亲护理是一项挑战。自我报告措施可以帮助识别有长期悲伤风险的护理人员。我们通过五个步骤制定了一项新措施：识别长期悲伤的风险和保护因素、项目生成、咨询专家小组（n  = 8）、学术团队和专家小组审查以及与家庭照顾者的试点测试（n  = 19) 来自三个姑息治疗服务。悲伤和丧亲之痛评估是一种简短的自我报告测量，具有理论和经验基础，为护理人员所接受，可用于姑息治疗，并且需要心理测量验证。