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Há tempo para o luto : o impacto da realização de tarefas pós-morte no processo de luto.
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O presente estudo visa colmatar a lacuna existente na área do luto referente às tarefas com as quais os enlutados se deparam após a morte do ente querido. Desta forma, o mesmo pretende concluir sobre o efeito que o número de tarefas realizadas pelos indivíduos tem no seu processo de luto, bem como averiguar qual a(s) categoria(s) com mais impacto nesse processo, aprofundando que tarefas, em específico, são preditoras do Luto Complicado.
Constituída por 202 participantes, a amostra, por meio de uma checklist de tarefas pós-morte e do Instrumento de Avaliação do Luto Prolongado (PG-13) e com recurso a regressões lineares simples e múltiplas, permitiu concluir que: i) quanto maior o número de tarefas realizadas, maior será o score do luto associado (assumindo que valores superiores a 25 indicam luto complicado clinicamente significativo); ii) são as tarefas Formais/Burocráticas e as Pessoais/Afetivas que se afirmam como preditores significativos do luto, podendo contribuir para uma experiência de Luto Complicado; iii) são cinco as tarefas (duas burocráticas e três afetivas) que se apresentam como preditores significativos do luto, o que leva a que a sua realização contribua para uma experiência de Luto Complicado.
Assim, perante os resultados obtidos, os mesmos poderão ser tidos em conta não só em contexto de terapia no âmbito do luto, mas também a nível governamental, nomeadamente no que às tarefas Formais/Burocráticas diz respeito, para que o número de tarefas a realizar pelos enlutados possa ser reduzido.
This study aims to bridge the gap in the area of grief regarding the tasks faced by bereaved people after the death of a loved one. Thus, it intends to conclude on the effect that the number of tasks performed by individuals has on their grieving process, as well as to ascertain which category(s) have the most impact on this process, deepening which tasks, in particular, are predictors of Complicated Grief. Consisting of 202 participants, the sample, through a post-mortem checklist and the Prolonged Grief Disorder (PG-13) and using simple and multiple linear regressions, allowed us to conclude: i) the large the number of tasks performed, higher will be the associated mourning score (assuming values greater than 25 indicate clinically significant complicated mourning); ii) Formal/Bureaucratic and Personal/Affective tasks assert themselves as significant predictors of grief and may contribute to Complicated Grief; iii) there are five tasks (two bureaucratic and three affective) that present themselves as significant predictors of grief, leading to it’s accomplishment contributing to a Complicated Grief experience. Thus, given the results obtained, they can be taken into account not only in the context of bereavement therapy, but also at the governmental level, namely as regards the Formal/Bureaucratic tasks to be performed mourning may be reduced.
This study aims to bridge the gap in the area of grief regarding the tasks faced by bereaved people after the death of a loved one. Thus, it intends to conclude on the effect that the number of tasks performed by individuals has on their grieving process, as well as to ascertain which category(s) have the most impact on this process, deepening which tasks, in particular, are predictors of Complicated Grief. Consisting of 202 participants, the sample, through a post-mortem checklist and the Prolonged Grief Disorder (PG-13) and using simple and multiple linear regressions, allowed us to conclude: i) the large the number of tasks performed, higher will be the associated mourning score (assuming values greater than 25 indicate clinically significant complicated mourning); ii) Formal/Bureaucratic and Personal/Affective tasks assert themselves as significant predictors of grief and may contribute to Complicated Grief; iii) there are five tasks (two bureaucratic and three affective) that present themselves as significant predictors of grief, leading to it’s accomplishment contributing to a Complicated Grief experience. Thus, given the results obtained, they can be taken into account not only in the context of bereavement therapy, but also at the governmental level, namely as regards the Formal/Bureaucratic tasks to be performed mourning may be reduced.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário
para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade
de Psicologia da Saúde.
Keywords
Processo de luto Luto complicado Tarefas pós-morte Mourning process Complicated mourning Post-death tasks