Can Fam Physician. 1986 Dec;32:2699-703.
Of the over one million widowed persons in Canada, 63% of the widows and 70% of the widowers are over 65 years of age. The bereaved elderly, especially elderly widowers, are at high risk for poor response to bereavement. Death of one's spouse has been rated one of the most stressful events in life, yet the literature has few studies demonstrating effective bereavement counselling for the elderly. In particular, very few of these studies have looked at the bereaved elderly male, especially in terms of the impact of bereavement intervention on both emotional and physical problems. This paper critically reviews the literature on bereavement counselling for elderly widows and widowers and suggests new pragmatic methods for helping them.
在加拿大，有超过 100 万的丧偶者，其中 63%的寡妇和 70%的鳏夫年龄在 65 岁以上。丧偶的老年人，特别是老年鳏夫，在应对丧偶方面存在很大的风险。丧偶被评为人生中最具压力的事件之一，但文献中很少有研究表明有效的丧亲辅导对老年人有效。特别是，很少有研究关注丧偶的老年男性，尤其是在丧亲干预对情感和身体问题的影响方面。本文批判性地回顾了关于丧偶的老年寡妇和鳏夫的丧亲辅导的文献，并提出了帮助他们的新的实用方法。
