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The purpose of the research is to explore the relationship
between grief reaction of spouse-lost women,
their psychophysical health and the social
support. Eighty-two subjects were collected by the purpose
samplingg fro m a supportive club of spouse-lost
women in Kaohsiung City. Structured
questionnaires as reasearch tools include the general
information su rvay, Grief Inventory, Interpersonal
Support Evaluation (ISEL),Chinese H ealth
Questionnaire (CHQ) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). After t
he information collected, the factor analysis, t-test, Pearson''
s product mome nt correlation and step-wise multiple
regression were made with the results as follows:
1.The mean of the total grief score of the subjects is 41.
26±10.57. Through the factor analysis, there are two
factors of grief an d anger extracted. 2.The grief
reaction of spose-lost women has significa nt correlation
with their regular religiousworship, the average age of child
ren, years of marriage, the use of cigarettes, alcohol and
drugs before the loss, the extience of
subtance use disorders or mental disorders bef ore the
loss, the level of self-perceived social support and
psychophys ical health status. 3.The level
of Self-perceived social support (including appraisal,
belonging, tangible and self-esteem) of spouse-lost
women has significantly negtive correlation with their
psychophysical health status.
4.In those spouse-lost women, 89% of t hem got 10 points
or more in Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) which i
ndicates minor psychiatric illeness;41.5% of them got 10
points or more in Beck Depression Incentory (BDI) Which
indicates depressive symptoms.
5.Expected variables of the ps ychophysical health status
of spouse-lost women are the level of self-perc eined
social support, grief reactions and economic ststus (relif
needed or not). And their grief reactions could be
predicted by variables such as t he use of
cigarettes, alcohol and drugs before lost their husbands,
the level of self-perceived social support and average
age of children.
Based on the resul t, more attention should be paid on
the spouse-lost women''s psychophysical h ealth such as
the use of the cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, minor psychiat
ric illness and social support, thus leading to relieve their
grief reacti ons, and help them adjust in the family and
community life.
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