Measuring parental grief after childhood cancer: Potential use of the SCL-90R

Author(s): Moore, I. M., Martinson, I. M.

Journal/Book: Death Stud. 1997; 21: 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007-1598. Hemisphere Publ Corp. 277-287.

Abstract: To contribute to a better understanding of the utility of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90R; L. Derogatis, 1983) with bereaved samples, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted on SCL-90R responses of 97 parents 2 years after the death of their child from cancer. The factor analysis revealed one significant factor that accounted for 30 % of the variance in this administration. This factor included many items that reflected the theme of somatic complaints.

Note: Article Martinson IM, Univ Calif San Francisco, Box 0606, San Francisco,CA 94143 USA

Keyword(s): DEATH; VALIDATION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS

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