Table 2.
Indicators of grief, burden, and wellbeing in the study sample.
| Complicated grief (ICG-D) | Burdened by Grief and Loss (BGL) | Psychological wellbeing (WHO-5) | Perception of burden (5NRS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected range | 0–76 | 0–36 | 0–25 | 0–100 | |
| n | 194 | 161 | 161 | 161 | |
| All participants | Mean | 21.00 | 18.27 | 12.34 | 43.48 |
| SD | 12.49 | 10.75 | 6.11 | 20.64 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Women | Mean | 22.25 | 19.38 | 11.92 | 45.58 |
| SD | 12.12 | 10.61 | 5.86 | 19.48 | |
| Men | Mean | 16.73 | 14.12 | 13.90 | 35.62 |
| SD | 12.94 | 10.39 | 6.85 | 23.15 | |
| F-value | 6.86 | 6.65 | 2.86 | 6.47 | |
| P-value | 0.010 | 0.011 | n.s. | 0.012 | |
| Eta2 value | 0.034 | 0.040 | 0.018 | 0.039 | |
| Relational status | |||||
| Parents (G1) | Mean | 20.37 | 16.22 | 13.38 | 42.44 |
| SD | 12.36 | 10.95 | 6.71 | 21.30 | |
| Partner/brother or sister (G2) | Mean | 32.56 | 20.48 | 9.51 | 44.24 |
| SD | 11.78 | 12.13 | 6.04 | 25.74 | |
| Relatives/others | Mean | 19.49 | 19.28 | 12.46 | 43.29 |
| SD | 11.40 | 9.86 | 5.65 | 19.48 | |
| F-value | 12.06 | 1.85 | 3.47 | 0.06 | |
| p-value | <0.001 | n.s. | 0.034 | n.s. | |
| Eta2 value | 0.142 | 0.025 | 0.045 | 0.001 | |
| Place of dying | |||||
| Hospital | Mean | 20.79 | 19.71 | 12.77 | 43.18 |
| SD | 12.68 | 11.10 | 6.32 | 22.22 | |
| Nursing home/hospice | Mean | 23.04 | 19.75 | 11.45 | 48.60 |
| SD | 15.21 | 11.39 | 6.68 | 19.67 | |
| At home | Mean | 23.88 | 14.99 | 11.39 | 39.07 |
| SD | 9.93 | 8.43 | 5.85 | 19.70 | |
| F-value | 0.86 | 2.60 | 0.86 | 1.64 | |
| p-value | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Eta2 value | 0.012 | 0.034 | 0.012 | 0.022 | |
| Visits at place were possible | |||||
| No | Mean | 22.92 | 23.65 | 12.01 | 46.20 |
| SD | 13.48 | 9.58 | 5.91 | 23.04 | |
| Yes | Mean | 20.97 | 15.27 | 12.50 | 41.03 |
| SD | 12.15 | 9.87 | 6.58 | 18.76 | |
| F-value | 0.77 | 24.08 | 0.20 | 2.08 | |
| p-value | n.s. | <0.001 | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Eta2 value | 0.006 | 0.153 | 0.002 | 0.015 | |
Significant differences (p <0.001) were highlighted.