1. Impact of a Neonatal-Bereavement-Support DVD on Parental Grief: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Rosenbaum, Joan L., Smith, Joan R., Yan, Yan, Abram, Nancy, and Jeffe, Donna B.
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PERINATAL death & psychology ,DVD-Video discs ,ANALYSIS of variance ,BEREAVEMENT ,CHI-squared test ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,STATISTICAL correlation ,INTERVIEWING ,PSYCHOLOGY of parents ,PROBABILITY theory ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL hypothesis testing ,STATISTICS ,DATA analysis ,SOCIAL support ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
This study tested the effect of a neonatal-bereavement-support DVD on parental grief after their baby's death in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit compared with standard bereavement care (controls). Following a neonatal death, the authors measured grief change from a 3- to 12-month follow-up using a mixed-effects model. Intent-to-treat analysis was not significant, but only 18 parents selectively watched the DVD. Thus, we subsequently compared DVD viewers with DVD nonviewers and controls. DVD viewers reported higher grief at 3-month interviews compared with DVD nonviewers and controls. Higher grief at 3 months was negatively correlated with social support and spiritual/religious beliefs. These findings have implications for neonatal-bereavement care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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