1. A Latent Class Analysis on Indicators of Early Prolonged Grief Disorder and Well-Being Among Dutch Adults Bereaved During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Reitsma L, Mooren TM, Mouthaan J, Van Hoof MJ, Groen SPN, Van Dijk I, Lotzin A, Boelen PA, and Lenferink LIM
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- Humans, Female, Male, Netherlands epidemiology, Adult, Middle Aged, Grief, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemics, Aged, Mental Health statistics & numerical data, COVID-19 psychology, Latent Class Analysis, Bereavement
- Abstract
Most studies examining prolonged grief disorder (PGD) in people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic are focused on psychopathology. However, mental health encompasses both absence of psychopathology and presence of well-being. This is the first study examining symptom profiles of early PGD and subjective mental well-being in 266 Dutch adults recently bereaved during the pandemic. Early PGD and well-being indicators were assessed with the Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus and the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index, respectively. Latent class analysis identified four classes: low PGD/high well-being (32%), low PGD/moderate well-being (24%), moderate PGD/high well-being (23%) and high PGD/low well-being class (21%). People in the poorer mental health classes were more likely to be female, lower educated, suffering from a mental disorder, have a poor health status, closer kinship to the deceased, and higher risk of severe COVID-19. Classifying adults according to symptom profiles of negative and positive outcomes provides a more complete picture of mental health in bereaved people and offers potential intervention targets., (© 2024 The Author(s). Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2024
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