title: Pre-bereavement meaning and post-bereavement distress in mothers of children who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to explore the association of meaning-making with psychological adjustment to bereavement among mothers of children who had undergone haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective research design was used. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the relations between pre-bereavement variables (distress, searching for meaning, and finding meaning) and distress post-bereavement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five mothers of children who had undergone HSCT were interviewed at the time of their child's HSCT and 3 months post-bereavement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mothers who reported searching for meaning at HSCT reported greater post-bereavement distress, and mothers who reported finding meaning at HSCT reported less post-bereavement distress. Distress at HSCT and the number of days between the time of death and the post-bereavement time point were also found to be significant predictors of post-bereavement distress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides partial support for the role of meaning in adjustment to loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. lisa.wu@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duhamel
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Redd
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rini
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nereo
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ostroff
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mee
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sexson
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manne
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors