@article{ref1,
title="The effect of life stages on the experience of those who have received an unexpected and violent death notification: a qualitative study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2024",
author="De Leo, Diego and Viecelli Giannotti, Andrea and Meda, Nicola and Sorce, Martina and Zammarrelli, Josephine",
volume="21",
number="7",
pages="-",
abstract="BACKGROUND: How individuals are informed of the traumatic loss of a loved one can influence their grieving process and quality of life. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This qualitative study aimed to explore, through thematic analysis, how life stages might influence the experience and feelings of those who have received communication of a traumatic death from police officers or healthcare professionals. <br><br>METHOD: Recruited through social networks and word of mouth, 30 people participated in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups according to age (Group 1: ten participants aged between 20 and 35 years; Group 2: ten participants aged between 45 and 55 years; and Group 3: ten participants aged 60 and over). Participants completed an ad hoc questionnaire online. Atlas.ti software 8 was used to perform thematic analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The three age groups had the following four key themes in common: (a) emotional reactions; (b) subjective valuation of the notification; (c) support; and (d) needs. Subtle differences emerged between age groups; yet the quality of the reactions and main themes did not vary greatly between the groups considered. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The communication of an unexpected and violent death seems to provoke rather similar effects in survivors of different life stages. A few differences were noted in sub-themes (increased need for professional training in younger recipients; absence of suicidal ideation in older adults); perhaps quantitative designs could provide further details in future investigations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph21070915",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070915"
}