Factors Influencing on Mental Health of Adults Who Have Experienced Bereavement.

Gang,  Moonhee; Kim,  Sun Hee

doi:2019.28.2.156

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 28(2); 2019 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2019;28(2):156-164.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.2.156 Published online July 10, 2019.

Factors Influencing on Mental Health of Adults Who Have Experienced Bereavement.

Moonhee Gang, Sun Hee Kim

¹Associate Professor, College of Nursing Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
²Doctoral Student, College of Nursing Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. sunnny_kim@naver.com

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing on the mental health in bereaved adults. METHODS: A descriptive and correlational study was conducted in 160 adults who had experienced bereavement. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses with SPSS 26.0. RESULTS: The participants' mental health showed a positive correlation with complicated grief (r=.31, p<.001) and a negative correlation with grief and meaning reconstruction (r=−.30, p<.001). Sex, sleeping time, intimacy with the deceased, grief reaction, and grief and meaning reconstruction were significant factors influencing on the mental health. The total explanatory power of these variables was 31.8%. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to explore the persistent and impairing grief after experiencing bereavement. Our study findings will be fundamental evidence to develop nursing interventions to improve adult mental health dealing with bereavement and grief.

Key Words: Bereavement; Grief; Mental health; Adult