A Longitudinal Examination of Quality of Life of Older Adults with Complicated Grief Receiving Accelerated Resolution Therapy

Tina M. Mason; Laura A. Szalacha; Cindy S. Tofthagen; Harleah G. Buck

doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0267

A Longitudinal Examination of Quality of Life of Older Adults with Complicated Grief Receiving Accelerated Resolution Therapy

Tina M. Mason, Laura A. Szalacha, Cindy S. Tofthagen, Harleah G. Buck

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Objective: To examine the effect of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) on the quality of life (QOL) of older adults with complicated grief (CG) over time. Design: Subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial. Setting/Subject: Older adult, former caregivers were recruited from a large hospice in the southeastern United States to be treated with ART for CG. Measurement: The CDC Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Healthy Days Module was administered pre-, post-, and eight weeks after therapy. Results: The subsample consisted of 27 older adults. A multilevel model indicated a statistically significant, negative difference of 8.21 (improvement) in QOL scores for each period of data collection (β = -8.21, t = 4.02, p < 0.001). Both the intervention (11%, p = 0.013) and time (7.8%, growth curve p = 0.014) contributed significantly. Conclusion: There was a significant large effect of ART on CG. This study supports concurrent improved patient-related outcome - QOL.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-123
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Palliative Medicine
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0267
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

Keywords

accelerated resolution therapy
caregivers
complicated grief
older adults
quality of life

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Nursing(all)
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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