What are the physical and psychological health effects of suicide bereavement on family members? An observational and interview mixed-methods study in Ireland.
Affiliation
1. School of Public Health, University College Cork 2. National Suicide Research Foundation, Cork, Ireland 3. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USAIssue Date
2018-01-13Keywords
family membershealth
mixed-methods
morbidity
suicide bereavement
Metadata
Show full item recordPublisher
BMJ OpenJournal
BMJ OpenDOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019472PubMed ID
29331974Abstract
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.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
2044-6055ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019472
Scopus Count
Collections
The following license files are associated with this item:
- Creative Commons
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
Related articles
- What are the physical and psychological health effects of suicide bereavement on family members? Protocol for an observational and interview mixed-methods study in Ireland.
- Authors: Spillane A, Larkin C, Corcoran P, Matvienko-Sikar K, Arensman E
- Issue date: 2017 Mar 30
- The grief experiences and needs of bereaved relatives and friends of older people dying through suicide: a descriptive and case-control study.
- Authors: Harwood D, Hawton K, Hope T, Jacoby R
- Issue date: 2002 Nov
- How suicide-bereaved family members experience the inquest process: a qualitative study using thematic analysis.
- Authors: Spillane A, Matvienko-Sikar K, Larkin C, Corcoran P, Arensman E
- Issue date: 2019 Dec
- Trying to keep alive a non-traumatizing memory of the deceased: A meta-synthesis on the interpretation of loss in suicide-bereaved family members, their coping strategies and the effects on them.
- Authors: Zavrou R, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E, Koutrouba A, Karanikola M
- Issue date: 2023 Apr
- Suicide and sudden death bereavement in Australia: A longitudinal study of family members over 2 years after death.
- Authors: Kõlves K, Zhao Q, Ross V, Hawgood J, Spence SH, de Leo D
- Issue date: 2020 Jan