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Perspectives of US Direct Care Workers on the Grief Process of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Implications for Practice.
- Source :
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities; Sep2016, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p468-480, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background The study explored the grief process of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( PWIDDs) as perceived by direct care workers ( DCWs) and how such workers can guide and support PWIDDs experiencing grief. Materials and Methods A thematic analysis approach was used to examine data from nine focus groups with 60 DCWs from five community-based organizations. Results Findings were supported in the context of seminal grief and bereavement theories. Three themes (i.e. reactions to loss, processing the loss and incorporating the loss) and related subthemes emerged from the data. Conclusions PWIDDs are susceptible to traumatic grief, and DCWs are often key witnesses to such experiences. DCWs' perspectives can guide the development of grief and bereavement training which can lead to more tailored support systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GRIEF
GRIEF therapy
PSYCHOLOGY of people with intellectual disabilities
PSYCHOLOGY of the developmentally disabled
CAREGIVER education
CAREGIVER attitudes
BEREAVEMENT
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
DENIAL (Psychology)
DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities
EMOTIONS
EXPERIENCE
FOCUS groups
MEDICAL personnel
MEMORY
PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
PSYCHOLOGY
QUESTIONNAIRES
QUALITATIVE research
THEORY
JUDGMENT sampling
THEMATIC analysis
DATA analysis software
MEDICAL coding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
FIELD notes (Science)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13602322
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117191372
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12189