@article{ref1,
title=""It's a living experience": bereavement by suicide in later life",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2022",
author="Hafford-Letchfield, Trish and Hanna, Jeffrey and Grant, Evan and Ryder-Davies, Lesley and Cogan, Nicola and Goodman, Jolie and Rasmussen, Susan and Martin, Sophie",
volume="19",
number="12",
pages="e7217-e7217",
abstract="Bereavement by suicide for people in later life is significantly under-researched. Research on ageing and suicide has yet to address the experiences of those bereaved by suicide and how such a devastating loss affects the ageing experience. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: We explored the substantive issues involved in bereavement by suicide and its impact on later life. <br><br>METHODS: This was a co-produced qualitative study. Peer researchers with lived experience conducted in-depth interviews with twenty-four people aged 60-92 years. A phenomenological approach informed the data analysis. Main Findings: Themes described included (1) moral injury and trauma; (2) the rippling effect on wider family and networks; (3) transitions and adaptations of bereaved people and how their 'living experience' impacted on ageing. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: It is important to understand how individual experiences of suicide intersect with ageing and the significance of targeted assessment and intervention for those bereaved by suicide in ageing policies and support.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph19127217",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127217"
}