Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the grief process outcomes of primary family members who participated in hospice after the death of their loved one to the grief process outcomes of those primary family members who did not participate. The null hypothesis stated that there would be no significant difference in the grief process outcomes of primary family members in a hospice care program during the first year of bereavement and the grief process outcomes of primary family members not in a hospice care program during the first year of bereavement using the ^ test at the .05 level of significance. Data were collected from 20 subjects selected from the general population of primary family members who met the criteria. The hospice group consisted of 10 subjects, and the non-hospice group consisted of 10 subjects. The results demonstrated no significant difference in the grief process outcome scores of the hospice and non-hospice subjects. Therefore, the researcher failed to reject the hypothesis.

Degree

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Department

Graduate Nursing

Degree Date

8-1-1985

Publication Number

27919767

First Advisor

B. J. Landis

Second Advisor

Mary Patricia Curtis

Third Advisor

Dr. Phyllis Werner

Document Type

Thesis

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