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Assessment of adult sibling grief: a review of measurement issues.

Hosp J. 1996;11(1):1-18. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97077741
Robinson L; Pickett M

Abstract: Over the past decade hospice care has been delivered to an increasing population of persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (PWAS) and their families. Adult siblings likely comprise a large number of these surviving family members. Investigations that examine sibling bereavement are scarce (Osterweis, Solomon & Green, 1984) and assessment of the unique experience of adult sibling grief requires careful consideration before existing measures can be applied. The purpose of this paper is to present theoretical and psychometric considerations regarding assessment of adult sibling grief that are pertinent for hospice workers who provide bereavement care to this population.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY Adolescence Adult *Death *Grief Hospice Care Human Models, Nursing Psychometrics Questionnaires/*STANDARDS Reproducibility of Results *Sibling Relations JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDpsychologyadolescenceadultKWDdeathKWDgriefhospicecarehumanmodels,nursingpsychometricsquestionnaires/KWDstandardsreproducibilityofresultsKWDsiblingrelationsjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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