School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Aging Ment Health. 2012;16(1):57-66. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2011.609531. Epub 2011 Oct 14.
The objective of this study was to examine the role of spirituality in helping older adults grieve the loss of a spouse in the context of a model of group psychotherapy.
Twenty-four older adults, ranging in age from 65 to 82, whose spouses had died in the previous year, were assigned, in groups of six, to a 14-week group therapy intervention facilitated by trained, experienced co-therapist social workers. All sessions were audio recorded.
Qualitative analysis of the four therapy groups at beginning, middle and ending sessions yielded salient themes that illustrate associations between spirituality and shifts in self-identity, mourning the loss and social re-engagement.
Observed were within process acknowledgement of the role played by spiritual beliefs in mourning the loss of a spouse. Implications for group intervention for older adults grieving the loss of a spouse are discussed.
本研究旨在探讨灵性在帮助老年配偶丧亲之痛的群体心理治疗模型中的作用。
24 名年龄在 65 至 82 岁之间的老年人，其配偶在过去一年中去世，被分为六组，由经过培训的、经验丰富的合作治疗师社会工作者进行为期 14 周的团体治疗干预。所有会议都进行了录音。
对四个治疗小组在开始、中期和结束时的四次会议进行定性分析，得出了显著的主题，这些主题说明了灵性与自我认同、哀悼丧失和重新融入社会的转变之间的关联。
在丧亲之痛的过程中，观察到对精神信仰在哀悼配偶丧失中所扮演的角色的承认。讨论了为老年配偶丧亲之痛提供团体干预的意义。
