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| Title |
What are the physical and psychological health effects of suicide bereavement on family members? An observational and interview mixed-methods study in Ireland
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| Published in |
BMJ Open, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019472 |
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| Authors |
Ailbhe Spillane, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Celine Larkin, Paul Corcoran, Ella Arensman |
| Abstract |
Research focussing on the impact of suicide bereavement on family members' physical and psychological health is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine how family members have been physically and psychologically affected following suicide bereavement. A secondary objective of the study was to describe the needs of family members bereaved by suicide. A mixed-methods study was conducted, using qualitative semistructured interviews and additional quantitative self-report measures of depression, anxiety and stress (DASS-21). Consecutive suicide cases and next-of-kin were identified by examining coroner's records in Cork City and County, Ireland from October 2014 to May 2016. Eighteen family members bereaved by suicide took part in a qualitative interview. They were recruited from the Suicide Support and Information System: A Case-Control Study (SSIS-ACE), where family members bereaved by suicide (n=33) completed structured measures of their well-being. Qualitative findings indicated three superordinate themes in relation to experiences following suicide bereavement: (1) co-occurrence of grief and health reactions; (2) disparity in supports after suicide and (3) reconstructing life after deceased's suicide. Initial feelings of guilt, blame, shame and anger often manifested in enduring physical, psychological and psychosomatic difficulties. Support needs were diverse and were often related to the availability or absence of informal support by family or friends. Quantitative results indicated that the proportion of respondents above the DASS-21 cut-offs respectively were 24% for depression, 18% for anxiety and 27% for stress. Healthcare professionals' awareness of the adverse physical and psychosomatic health difficulties experienced by family members bereaved by suicide is essential. Proactively facilitating support for this group could help to reduce the negative health sequelae. The effects of suicide bereavement are wide-ranging, including high levels of stress, depression, anxiety and physical health difficulties. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 8% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 32 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 36 | 72% |
| Scientists | 8 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 198 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 198 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 12% |
| Researcher | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 18% |
| Unknown | 77 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 44 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 9% |
| Unknown | 80 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 66. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 January 2022.
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#679,775
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Outputs from BMJ Open
#1,120
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#15,222
of 457,505 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMJ Open
#41
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