Masterson Melissa P, Hurley Karen E, Zaider Talia, Corner Geoffrey, Schuler Tammy, Kissane David W
a Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , New York , USA.
b Teachers College , Columbia University , New York , New York , USA.
Death Stud. 2015;39(10):573-8. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2014.985406. Epub 2015 Feb 4.
The authors examined psychosocial outcomes following the first year of bereavement, for 51 family caregivers, including both spouses and offspring. Researchers assessed caregivers during palliative care and again during the second year of bereavement, for social functioning, depression, and distress. For all family caregivers, only depression scores declined significantly between T1 and T2 (p < 0.05). Caregiver relationship and gender did not make a difference in recovery. Results demonstrate that poor psychosocial health outcomes exist beyond the first year of bereavement. Early identification of these caregivers is necessary to provide mental health professionals the opportunity to intervene proactively.
作者对51名家庭照顾者（包括配偶和子女）在丧亲第一年之后的心理社会结果进行了研究。研究人员在姑息治疗期间以及丧亲第二年再次对照顾者的社会功能、抑郁和痛苦程度进行了评估。对于所有家庭照顾者而言，仅抑郁得分在T1和T2之间显著下降（p<0.05）。照顾者关系和性别对恢复情况没有影响。结果表明，丧亲一年之后仍存在不良的心理社会健康结果。尽早识别这些照顾者，以便为心理健康专业人员提供积极干预的机会，这很有必要。
