Table 2.
Change in Anxiety, Depression, and Grief Severity From Wave 1 (6 Months) to Wave 2 (18 Months) Postbereavement: Comparison by Support Sought up to Wave 1.
| Variable | Did Not Seek Any Support up to Wave 1 (n = 36)
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Sought Religious Leader Support up to Wave 1 (n = 24)
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Sought Family Doctor Support up to Wave 1 (n = 40)
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Sought Support Group Support up to Wave 1 (n = 13)
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| Mean (SD) Wave 1 | Mean (SD) Wave 2 | Mean Change | Mean (SD) Wave 1 | Mean (SD) Wave 2 | Mean Change | ta | Mean (SD) Wave 1 | Mean (SD) Wave 2 | Mean Change | tb | Mean (SD) Wave 1 | Mean (SD) Wave 2 | Mean Change | tb | |
| Anxiety severity | 14.64 (4.66) | 13.72 (5.13) | −0.92 | 14.65 (5.12) | 12.58 (2.14) | −2.07 | 0.572 | 13.91 (4.67) | 12.88 (2.80) | −1.03 | −0.235 | 16.16 (6.81) | 13.44 (4.86) | −2.72 | 1.046 |
| Depression severity | 15.59 (3.53) | 13.95 (2.87) | −1.64 | 15.67 (3.91) | 13.08 (3.07) | −2.59 | 1.184 | 14.87 (3.51) | 13.69 (2.88) | −1.18 | −0.348 | 16.00 (3.74) | 13.26 (3.56) | −2.74 | 0.660 |
| Grief severity | 46.41 (10.39) | 40.42 (10.18) | −5.99 | 48.04 (12.35) | 40.77 (9.27) | −7.27 | −0.203 | 51.10 (10.56) | 42.06 (9.48) | −9.04 | −0.120 | 54.91 (8.79) | 35.66 (12.49) | −19.25 | 2.182* |
a
Compared with those who did not seek any support for grief.
*
P < .05.