Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122, Australia.
Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Primorska University, 6000 Koper, Slovenia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 13;21(7):915. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21070915.
How individuals are informed of the traumatic loss of a loved one can influence their grieving process and quality of life.
This qualitative study aimed to explore, through thematic analysis, how life stages might influence the experience and feelings of those who have received communication of a traumatic death from police officers or healthcare professionals.
Recruited through social networks and word of mouth, 30 people participated in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups according to age (Group 1: ten participants aged between 20 and 35 years; Group 2: ten participants aged between 45 and 55 years; and Group 3: ten participants aged 60 and over). Participants completed an ad hoc questionnaire online. Atlas.ti software 8 was used to perform thematic analysis.
The three age groups had the following four key themes in common: (a) emotional reactions; (b) subjective valuation of the notification; (c) support; and (d) needs. Subtle differences emerged between age groups; yet the quality of the reactions and main themes did not vary greatly between the groups considered.
The communication of an unexpected and violent death seems to provoke rather similar effects in survivors of different life stages. A few differences were noted in sub-themes (increased need for professional training in younger recipients; absence of suicidal ideation in older adults); perhaps quantitative designs could provide further details in future investigations.
告知个人亲人意外死亡的方式可能会影响他们的悲伤过程和生活质量。
本定性研究旨在通过主题分析，探讨生命阶段如何影响那些从警察或医疗保健专业人员那里收到创伤性死亡通知的人的体验和感受。
通过社交网络和口碑招募，共有 30 人参与了这项研究。根据年龄将参与者分为三组（组 1：10 名年龄在 20 至 35 岁之间的参与者；组 2：10 名年龄在 45 至 55 岁之间的参与者；组 3：10 名年龄在 60 岁及以上的参与者）。参与者在线完成了一份特定的问卷。使用 Atlas.ti 软件 8 进行主题分析。
三个年龄组有以下四个共同的关键主题：（a）情绪反应；（b）对通知的主观评估；（c）支持；和（d）需求。年龄组之间存在细微差异；然而，各组之间的反应和主要主题质量差异不大。
意外和暴力死亡的通知似乎会在不同生命阶段的幸存者中引起相当相似的反应。在一些子主题上存在差异（年轻的接受者对专业培训的需求增加；老年人没有自杀意念）；也许定量设计可以在未来的研究中提供更多细节。
