Table 2.
Grief Symptoms Endorsed as Mostly or Completely True (1 vs 0) by CNAs, HHAs, and Family Caregivers
| CNAs N=140 | HHA N=80 | Family Caregivers N=217 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grief Symptoms | N (%) | N (%) | χ2 (2, N=437) | |
| Clearly Less Common in Staff | ||||
| I still cry when I think of [...]. | 27 (19) | 22 (28) | 206 (51) | 48.92 |
| At times I still feel the need to cry for [...]. | 33 (24) | 18 (23) | 244 (59) | 76.29 a |
| I can't avoid thinking about [...]. | 41 (30) | 29 (37) | 233 (57) | 36.60 a |
| No one will ever take [...]'s place in my life. | 38 (27) | 28 (35) | 342 (84) | 183.74 a |
| Similarities in Endorsements Across Groups | ||||
| Sometimes I very much miss [...]. | 106 (76) | 56 (71) | 363 (89) | 24.39 a |
| Things/people around me remind me of [...]. | 80 (58) | 36 ( 46) | 286 (70) | 20.78 a |
| I still get upset when I think about [...]. | 30 (21) | 32 (41) | 189 (46) | 27.13 a |
| I am preoccupied with thoughts about [...]. | 41 (30) | 31 (39) | 175 (43) | 7.91 b |
| Even now it's painful to recall memories of [...]. | 67 (48) | 34 (43) | 206 (51) | 1.56 |
| I hide my tears when I think of [...]. | 36 (26) | 26 (33) | 143 (35) | 4.20 |
| I cannot accept [...]'s death. | 25 (18) | 11 (14) | 64 (16) | 0.59 |
| I feel it's unfair that [...] died. | 31 (22) | 17 (21) | 75 (18) | 1.11 |
| I am unable to accept [...]'s death. | 24 (17) | 10 (13) | 54 (13) | 1.46 |
a
P < 0.001.
b
P < 0.05.
AU: NOTE THIS DID NOT APPEAR IN THE TABLE: **p < .01