Research Proposal: Analysis of Grief Support for Healthcare Carers

This research proposal investigates the complex process of grief within the context of healthcare, specifically focusing on the experiences of carers. The study aims to analyze effective methods for guiding and supporting carers who are experiencing grief due to the loss of a loved one. The proposal outlines the research objectives, questions, and a comprehensive literature review exploring the concept of grief, common losses experienced by carers (including loss of health, finances, and personal freedom), and various support strategies. It references key models like the Kübler-Ross model to understand the stages of grief. The methodology section is included, along with anticipated data analysis and discussion, and conclusions and recommendations. The study emphasizes the importance of emotional support, acknowledging the carer's experiences, and offering practical assistance to help them navigate their grief and return to a normal life.

Research proposal
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CONTENTS
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Research Aim:.............................................................................................................................3
Research Objectives:...................................................................................................................3
Research questions.......................................................................................................................3
BACKGROUND/ LITERATURE REVIEW..................................................................................3
To understand the concept of grief..............................................................................................4
To determine the common losses experience by carers who are in grief....................................5
The ways to support and guide the carer who is grieving due to some loss................................6
METHODOLOGY..........................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION..............................................................11
Data interpretation.....................................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION...........................................................18
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................18
Recommendation.......................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Grieving within nursing profession is refers to as a complex process which mainly
includes physical, emotional, spiritual intellectual and social response through which the family,
individual or community is being incorporated due to lost of some loved one in their life. Health
care staff are usually encounter such condition into their day to day life where people experience
despair, sleep impairment, anger, distress, detachment, and emotional breakdown. These issues
not just found inside the hospital but in the health and social service providing centres also
experience this (Breen and et. al., 2019). So this situation the nurses or health care provider are
require to take initiative toward handling the situation as well as people related with the family in
order to calm down the situation. With adequate knowledge and understanding regarding the
grief, loss and grieving process, the nurses as well as health care provider can be able to meet
with the need of patients who are get affected due to normal grief as well as unsolved
complicated grief. Hence, for developing an understanding regarding the ways in which he carer
can be guide in such situation to perform action this study is conducted.
Research Aim:
"To analyse the ways to guide and support carer who is grieving."
Research Objectives:
1. To understand the concept of grief.
2. To determine the common losses experience by carers who are in grief.
3. To assess the ways to support and guide the carer who is grieving due to some loss.
Research questions
 What is the basic concept of grief?
 Explain about certain common losses which rae experienced by carer who are in grief?
 Enlist certain ways that work toward supporting nad guiding the carer who is grieving
due to some loss?
CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND/ LITERATURE REVIEW
The section of literature review comprises of analysis and evaluation of various available
secondary sources and literature associated with and based on specific selected research topic in
order to have and develop better understanding regarding the elected topic (Kaimal, Mensinger
and Carroll-Haskins, 2020). In context with current investigation various online books, articles,
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journal and other form of literature are analysed to get better understanding in the selected topic
based on phenomena of Grieving process along with its set objective.
To understand the concept of grief
According to Shiel. W. C., 2018, the grief is refers to the normal process of reacting to the
loss which can be physical loss (such as death), occupational (such as job loss or business) or it
can be social loss (Divorce). This grief includes certain kind of emotional reactions such as guilt,
anger, anxiety, despair and sadness. The grief is mainly associated with the death of familiar to
most people but when it is about individual grieve then it is represented in form of variety of
losses related with employment, illness or end of nay relationship. The physical reaction that can
be seen within patient during grief can be identified as change in Appetit, depression, physical
illness, sleeping issues etc. which affect the health and well being of a person badly. Further, it
has been evaluated that there is no specific way or common one way that leads to grief in an
individual’s where as it can be something that can be created due to any big or small reason.
Many models and theories are also evaluated to develop better understanding about the concept
of grief which comprises of Kübler-Ross Model (Palmer, Saviet and Tourish, 2016). This model
of Kübler-Ross Model consist of 5 main stages. This model of grief was originally and basically
designed with the main aim of explaining the grieving process which is involved in death process
and provides condolence to the victims of Parental Alienation but further it also focuses on other
kind of grief also that was created by and over the loss of marriage and relationship of an
individual.There are five most common stages and feelings that are faced and encountered by an
individual’s when they are in grief an evaluation and analysis of which has been provided below:
Denial- It is the first stage of grief where an individual is seemed to say that they are fine
and does not believe that what has been happening to them. Denial is basically a temporary stage
and taken as a defence by individuals in starting of their grief (Stages and Concepts for Grief: Is
One Way Better Than Another?, 2020). Denial is mainly a reflection and created due to the
feeling of sadness and soon replaced with a heightened awareness of an individual regarding
their loss of possessions. Denial is seen as the first stage of grief in the individuals who are left
behind and over looked by the death or loses of any family member mainly by the death of one’s
parents or children’s.
Anger- This aspect of grief represents the felling of unfairness and un-acceptance which
lead to anger and mainly comprises of questions of carer like “why this happens to me?” “It’s not
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fair to me”, etc. Thus, anger is the second stage of grief which taken place the felling of denial as
it cannot be continued for long. This, feeling of anger developed in the carer creates many
difficulty and make is hard for nursing as it lead to a felling of rage and envy on loss and death
of their loved one (Supiano, Haynes and Pond, 2017). Sometimes anger consists of a mixed
felling of rage, hatred and envy on which leads to losing of self control that makes the conditions
more worst for both carer and nursing to handle the situation of grief.
Bargaining- The next stage of grief comprises of bargaining where the carer seemed to
offer anything to the doctors and nurse for saving the life of their loved once along with the hope
that the doctors can postpone or delay the death and miss happening to thee lived once. Usually
this negotiation and bargaining is done by the carer in order to buy some time in exchange of a
reformed lifestyle and comprises of a psychological imbalance in attitude and behaviour of carer
created by the fear of losing their loved one (Jones, 2020).
Depression- the next and most risky stage of grief comprises of feeling of depression
where the patient and their carer becomes to feel and understand the certainty of death and looses
all hopes. Under depression the carer seemed to become silent and refuse to talk and starts crying
and grieving. It also comprises a low feeling and ignorance of love and affection due to huge
grief and sadness and it is the time where efforts made by nursing to make carer normal seems
un-impactful thus, they should provide time for grieving.
Acceptance- It is the final stage of grief were individuals seemed to accept their loss and
starts fighting with their grief to again become normal and back to life (Flux, Hassett and
Callanan, 2020). For making life’s of carer normal, the nursing plays a vital role through leading
proper condolence and emotional support for carer.
To determine the common losses experience by carers who are in grief.
As per the perception of Affifi, R. and Christie, B., 2019, being a carer journey unfolds
several type of changes that mainly occurs and losses may accumulated at varied pace of
journey. This in turn creates a burden of grief which in turn seems to be insurmountable. The
grief is rarely remain articulated but despite of that it remain hidden under the emotions or day to
day practices concerns which involve in caring of someone with disability or illness. While
performing their role, the carer usually faces certain kind of losses such as lost of economic
security, loss of privacy and personal space, loss of normal role, loss of job, time, control,
freedom and many more as per the situation present in front of them (Lowers, Hughes and
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Preston, 2020). Thus, it can be evaluated that the felling of grief leads to many losses for carer a
better evaluation of which is provided below:
Loss of health and mental peace- The most common loss lead by the grief in the carer
comprises of negative effects on the mental and physical health of an individuals. It has been
evaluated that a feeling of grief and stress lead by the any kind of loss or miss-happening directly
impacts the heath and normal living of an individual as a severe heartbreak of grief can lead to
increase in the blood pressure in carer and also enhance the risk of blood clots that negatively
impacts the health of an individual (The concept of grief: An analysis of classical and
contemporary thought, 2020). Further, high level of sadness also hampers the mental peace of an
individual’s that leads and associated with the destructive feeling and act of depression. Thus,
loss of physical and mental health along with taken away of mental peace are the most common
losses experience by carers who are in grief.
Economical and financial loss- apart from the loss of health the feeling of grief also
leads to economical and financial loss for carer as it seems more difficult to maintain a normal
life thus, these individuals face many difficulties at jobs and while performing routine economic
activities which hampers and lead to reduction in their work efficiency which leads to risk for
their economical and financial aspects (Daniels-Howell, 2020). The feeling of stress and anger
generated due to the grief makes it difficult for carer to keep a balance in its economic and
financial activity that leads to trouncing in form of monetary loss and even in form of loss of job
due to high level of anger and stress at workplace.
Tiredness and fatigue- The another loss and negative complication of grief faced by carer
is associated with feeling of tiredness and fatigue that is not good for their physical health and
also leads to reduction in their efficiency and level of growth. High level of stress and grief
makes an individual’s more tired-some and incompetent that leads to loss of their finical and
economical aspects and also leads negative impact on there normal courses of life. A negative
impact on mind set and attitude of individuals and carer is also lead by grief which hampers there
relationship and behaviour with other people (Ogunbanjo, 2020).
The ways to support and guide the carer who is grieving due to some loss.
As per the information presented by Smith. M., Robinson. L and Segal. J., 2019, when a
carer is facing a grief due to loss of someone then they mainly struggle with bereaved with many
of the intense as well as painful emotions which incudes anger, guilt, depression and sadness.
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They also started feeling lonely as the intense pain and difficult emotions may make people
uncomfortable regarding the offering of support. In order to guide the carer to deal with
situation, one must try to listen to them, try to acknowledge the situation, express concern they
are having and let that individual talk about the loss he/she has face and what they are feeling
current. Then one must focuses toward providing their assistance and support by helping them in
their day to day activities and make them involve in outer world to overcome from grieving
situation. The ways and strategies that could be adopted to support and guide the carer who is
grieving due to some loss are evaluated and analysed as below:
Allow yourself to grieve and cry- The first and foremost step to overcome a grief as
allowing yourself to grieve and accept the loss along with crying to overcome state of depression
and inner sadness. Crying is taken a vital way to make someone realise of their loss and make
them accept the loss so that they can be directed or guided to bring back on the normal courses o
life with acceptance of that loss and grief (dos Santos, Ali and Szylit, 2020). Further, crying and
allowing grieve is also a vital way to overcome felling depression through exploring and
expressing emotions which is the first step of healing process from a grief.
Help in creating positive feeling and memories- The another way that could be adopted
to console and support a carer who is grieving comprises of helping them with making some
positive gesture of support and leading healthy and optimistic feeling in them through sharing
some past memories and the good time to bring them back to normalcy. Thus, the act of
guidance and support for grieved person must comprises of some positive and fun memories to
bring them back towards their normal course of life (Morrigan, Keesing and Breen, 2020).
Stay Connected and Talk to family, friends, and service providers- The another way of
supporting carer who is grieving due to some loss comprises of staying connected with them and
talking regularly with the family and other friends to overcome from the loss and feeling of grief.
Beside this, proper support and guidance should also be taken from professional nursing and
carer support groups that motivates and encourages an individual to live there normal life again
by overcoming there grief.
Motivate for healthy diet and sound sleep- The another way to guide and support carer who
is grieving due to some loss comprises of motivating them for a taking a healthy diet and sound
sleep that is necessary and vital for having mental peace and overcome the loss of health. Thus, it
can be evaluated that leading a healthy meal along with a sound and proper sleep and rest are
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vital ways that helps a carer who is grieving due to some loss to have a normal life and cope up
with that grief and loss by leading a better health and mental peace (Kosminsky and Jordan,
2016).
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
This section of a research project set out information regarding the various techniques
and approaches used for conducting and leading out a research work which comprises of
collection of data, analysis of data along with its interpretation and communication (Meichsner
and Wilz, 2018). Following set of research methods and design would be used by the researcher
for conducting current investigation.
Research Philosophy- It is basically a set of four main types of research philosophies
which comprises of positivism, realism, pragmatism and interpretivism form of philosophies.
From the set of these common types of research philosophies use and implication of Positivism
type of philosophy has been made by the nature based in the numeric and quantifiable nature of
current investigation (Supiano, Haynes and Pond, 2017). Further, adoption of positivism type of
research philosophy also seemed suitable and justifiable as it ensures and leads to most
systematic and scientific way of conducting an investigation.
Research approach- this comprises of two common form of research approaches named
as deductive and inductive and used to provide a framework for better analysis and scanning of
collected data (Palmer, Saviet and Tourish, 2016). With respect to current investigation, adoption
and use of deductive approach is seemed to more justifiable as it ensures better testing and
scanning of numeric data and leads a measurable framework for investigation to have better
implication and analysis of results.
Research design : The design adopted for performing an investigation plays a significant
role in forming up the structure as well as pattern of presenting information throughout the study.
there are several kind of research designs which are used to perform a particular investigation
such as exploratory, explanatory, descriptive design etc. Among them all the exploratory
research design will be consider to perform this investigation.
Type of investigation: The method adopted for performing investigation holds a
significance in gathering and presenting the information for an investigation. The qualitative and
quantitative are type of investigation. Among them quantitative type of investigation will be used
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for this study which help in collecting information in numerical facts and figures to represent
accuracy about investigation.
Sources of data collection: To perform this investigation appropriately both sources
such as primary and secondary data collection sources are taken into consideration (Kaimal,
Mensinger and Carroll-Haskins, 2020). Among them secondary data will be gathered through
online sources like article, journals etc. to represent view point of several authors. On other side
primary data will be collected using questionnaire which help in gathering first hand information
on quick basis without adding any extra time and cost. The questionnaire is mentioned below:
Questionnaire
Q1 Do you have an understanding regarding the guide and support which is provided to carer
which they are experiencing a grief?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2 As per your experience which one of the most common loss experience that are found by
carer who are dealing with a grief?
a) Change of relationship
b) Illness or disability
c) Loss of personal space
Q3 What are the most challenging thing that carer experience while going through a grief
process?
a) Lack of acknowledgement
b) Sleeping issue
c)Physical illness
Q4 According to you what are several actions that can be taken toward supporting the carer at
the time of grief?
a) Listen to them
b) Try to acknowledge situation
c) Express concern
Q5 Do you think, having a regular talk with the carer experiencing grief it become easier to
reduce their pain and emotional breakdown?
a) Agree
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b) Disagree
Q6 What are several things that a carer must take into consideration to maintain a better health
being?
a) Counselling
b) Be aware of feeling
c) Support groups
Q7 What is the importance of supporting the people or carer of the patent at the time of grief
process?
a) Coping with loss
b) Mental stability
c) Reduce the emotional pain
Q8 According to you does grief and depression that an individual faces are similar to one
another?
a) Yes
b) No
Q9 As per your perception, what are some basic need of the carer in term of this grief period or
situation they are facing?
a) Good clinical support
b) Community acknowledgement
c) Sympathetic and helpful attitude
Q 10 As per your understanding what are several techniques which are used to assist the
bereaved at the situation of grief?
a) Conversation
b) Ask questions to react
c) Provide tangible support
Sampling- This a commonly used statistical method that facilitates an easy and simpler process
and tool of researcher to select and choose a pre fixed and determined number of observation and
respondents from a larger section of complex population. In context of current investigation
utilisation of random form of sampling is justifiable and suitable as it ensures fair and equal
chances of selection for all observation thus overcome the challenge of biasness from research
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work. With respect to current investigation, for gathering the primary data a sample size of 20
doctors will be consider that will be selected randomly under probability sampling method.
Ethical considerations- It is vital for a researcher to follow and implicate all ethical
consideration to lead and complete an investigation in reliable way. The current investigation in
based on concept of grief face by the carer thus, it become more vital to keep in mind that none
of research activity should not harm or hurt the inner feelings and emotion of any individuals.
Further, due care is kept by researcher to safe guard all individuals and participants from any
kind of physical or mental inconvenience to meet its ethical responsibility. Apart from this,
BERA code of ethic are also meet that ensures viable educational investigation. Further
implication of provisions of data protection act is also made by researcher to maintain the safety
and privacy of personal information and other data collected from the selected respondents
during course of current investigation.
CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
The data analysis section is considered to be a crucial part of an investigation where the
researcher arranges all the gathered data in order to evaluate it and extract out the most
meaningful information about the current study area. This section remains essential within the
investigation as it allow the researcher in extract the finding out of research activities performed
in order to determine whether the data gathered is able to accomplish the aims and objectives
formulated at the starting of investigation. For performing the analysis in effective manner the
current investigation make use of thematic analysis in which themes are created of every further
discussion to be made in order to make it more clear and understanding to the reader. The data
gathered from respondents are mentioned below in frequency table:
Q1 Do you have an understanding regarding the guide and support
which is provided to carer which they are experiencing a grief?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 0
Q2 As per your experience which one of the most common loss
experiences that are found by carer who are dealing with a grief?
Frequency
a) Change of relationship 4
b) Illness or disability 12
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c) Loss of personal space 4
Q3 What are the most challenging thing that carer experience while
going through a grief process?
Frequency
a) Lack of acknowledgement 6
b) Sleeping issue 10
c)Physical illness 4
Q4 According to you what are several actions that can be taken toward
supporting the carer at the time of grief?
Frequency
a) Listen to them 4
b) Try to acknowledge situation 10
c) Express concern 6
Q5 Do you think, having a regular talk with the carer experiencing grief
it become easier to reduce their pain and emotional breakdown?
Frequency
a) Agree 18
b) Disagree 2
Q6 What are several things that a carer must take into consideration to
maintain a better health being?
Frequency
a) Counselling 12
b) Be aware of feeling 2
c) Support groups 6
Q7 What is the importance of supporting the people or carer of the
patent at the time of grief process?
Frequency
a) Coping with loss 5
b) Mental stability 10
c) Reduce the emotional pain 5
Q8 According to you does grief and depression that an individual faces
are similar to one another?
Frequency
a) Yes 8
b) No 12
Q9 As per your perception, what are some basic need of the carer in Frequency
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term of this grief period or situation they are facing?
a) Good clinical support 11
b) Community acknowledgement 4
c) Sympathetic and helpful attitude 5
Q 10 As per your understanding what are several techniques which are
used to assist the bereaved at the situation of grief?
Frequency
a) Conversation 10
b) Ask questions to react 4
c) Provide tangible support 6
Data interpretation
Theme 1: An understanding regarding the guide and support which is provided to carer which
they are experiencing a grief
Q1 Do you have an understanding regarding the guide and support
which is provided to carer which they are experiencing a grief?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 0
Interpretation: As per the data mentioned above it has been found that around 20 people
said that they are having an idea about the guide and support that the carer usually gets while
experiencing a grief while performing tehri role. From the above-mentioned information, it can
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be said that the respondents that are selected for this investigation are having adequate
knowledge about the grief process and have experience to deal with situation. This remains very
much helpful for the study conducted by providing more reliable and true information over this.
Theme 2: One of the most common loss experiences that are found by carer who are dealing
with a grief
Q2 As per your experience which one of the most common loss
experiences that are found by carer who are dealing with a grief?
Frequency
a) Change of relationship 4
b) Illness or disability 12
c) Loss of personal space 4
Interpretation: By gathering data about the most common experience that a carer has
while dealing with a grief, it has bene found that around 4 respondents out of 20 said that it
changes the relationship of carer. On the other side 12 said that it leads to illness or sometimes
disability to carer, while 4 said that it leads to loss of personal space. From overall analysis of
data, it has bene found that majority of doctor said that the main thing which carer usually
experience is illness or disability. This is so because they get attached with the patients a while
when they use to care them and when something bad happen to that patients they also get
affected mentally and emotionally which make them ill.
Theme 3: The most challenging thing that carer experience while going through a grief
process
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Q3 What are the most challenging thing that carer experience while
going through a grief process?
Frequency
a) Lack of acknowledgement 6
b) Sleeping issue 10
c)Physical illness 4
Interpretation: There are number of challenges that a carer has to experience while they
are having a phase of grief process. By performing investigation over this around 6 doctors said
hat lack of acknowledgement by the people is the major challenges for them. While 10 said that
they face sleeping as a major challenge during this process, but 4 said that physical illness is the
major issue that carer usually faces. From overall analysis of data it has bene found that the
major issue remains to carer is about sleeping as they find it harder to fall asleep when they are
having so many of mixed emotion toward the person whom they are caring is left over. So this
time remains harder for them which in turn make them experience a sleeping issue.
Theme 4: Several actions that can be taken toward supporting the carer at the time of grief
Q4 According to you what are several actions that can be taken toward
supporting the carer at the time of grief?
Frequency
a) Listen to them 4
b) Try to acknowledge situation 10
c) Express concern 6
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Interpretation: From the data which is mentioned within the table it can be said that
around 4 out of 20 respondents said that in order to supporting carer while grief process one must
listen to them while having conversation. On other side 10 said that an individual must try to
acknowledge the situation through which carer is going, while 6 said that one must express the
concern toward the carer. Through overall evaluation of data it can be interpret that majority of
doctors favour try to acknowledge option which is so because in order to take a carer out of the
grief condition it is very crucial to acknowledge in which situation they are so that better support
can be provide them to overcome their depression or sorrow.
Theme 5: A regular talk with the carer experiencing grief it become easier to reduce their pain
and emotional breakdown
Q5 Do you think, having a regular talk with the carer experiencing grief
it become easier to reduce their pain and emotional breakdown?
Frequency
a) Agree 18
b) Disagree 2
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Interpretation: By performing investigation it has been found that around 18 people said
that they are agree that regular talk help in reducing emotional pain, while 2 said they are
disagreed. From the overall evaluation of data, it can be said that majority of favour are toward
agreeing with the statement. This is so because by having a regular conversation the carer who is
experiencing grief be able to share the thoughts, he/she is having, situation they are facing which
in turn reduce the burden as well as depression of the carer which they got due to this grief
situation.
Theme 6: Several things that a carer must take into consideration to maintain a better health
being
Q6 What are several things that a carer must take into consideration to
maintain a better health being?
Frequency
a) Counselling 12
b) Be aware of feeling 2
c) Support groups 6
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Interpretation: There are several things that can be consider by carer themselves in
order to take them out of the grief condition. By investigation it has bene determined that around
12 doctors said that carer can take counselling session to get back into their normal days, 2 said
that they can get aware about the feeling they have an try to manage. But 6 respondents said that
support group will be helpful as people with same profession can guide them actions to be
consider. From overall analysis it is found that counselling is most effective option as it supports
carer in dealing with their mental and emotional stage which get affected due to this event which
they are experiencing.
Theme 7: The importance of supporting the people or carer of the patent at the time of grief
process
Q7 What is the importance of supporting the people or carer of the
patient at the time of grief process?
Frequency
a) Coping with loss 5
b) Mental stability 10
c) Reduce the emotional pain 5
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Interpretation: The supporting of carer at the time of grief process is remain crucial, by
performing investigation it is found that around 5 respondents out of 20 said that it help in
coping with loss, while 10 said that it support in getting the carer back to their mental stability.
On other side 5 respondents said that it help in reducing eth emotional pain. From the overall
analysis of data it can be said that majority of people are in favour of mental stability, this is so
because while grieving process the carer went through a range of mental process. Hence they
require full support at the grief process in order to recover from all those things more quickly.
Theme 8: Grief and depression that an individual faces are similar to one another
Q8 According to you does grief and depression that an individual faces
are similar to one another?
Frequency
a) Yes 8
b) No 12
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Interpretation: As per the data presented above it has been found that around 8 out of 20
respondents said that grief and depression are kind of similar thing which an individual faces, but
12 respondents said no to this. From this analysis it has bene determined that the grief and
depression are not same thing as depression is a part of grief that carer may face but the
depression may not always occur due to grief only it is having several reasons to get its
existence.
Theme 9: Basic need of the carer in term of this grief period or situation they are facing
Q9 As per your perception, what are some basic need of the carer in
term of this grief period or situation they are facing?
Frequency
a) Good clinical support 11
b) Community acknowledgement 4
c) Sympathetic and helpful attitude 5
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Interpretation: As per the above mentioned above it has been found that around 11
people said that good clinical support is the basic need of carer which they require while grief
process. On the other side 4 people said that community acknowledgement is the basic need,
while 5 said that sympathetic and helpful attitude is more needed by carer while grief process.
After analysing eth data it has bene found that more favour are provided to good clinical support
as the staff of clinic knows very well about the significance of expertise that carer hold for the
patient. This in turn help in lighting the mental situation of the carer more effectively.
Theme 10 Several techniques which are used to assist the bereaved at the situation of grief
Q 10 As per your understanding what are several techniques which are
used to assist the bereaved at the situation of grief?
Frequency
a) Conversation 10
b) Ask questions to react 4
c) Provide tangible support 6
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Interpretation: There are number of techniques that can be used to assist the bereaved at
situation of grief. While performing investigation it has been found that around 10 people said
that conversation is the best technique for dealing with such situation. But 4 said that asking
question for getting reaction is best technique and 6 said that providing tangible support will be
effective. From overall analysis it has bene found that majority of people are in favour of
conversation as it allow carer to represent their feeling and thoughts in front of other which allow
them to take themselves out of it.
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
Conclusion
From the above performed investigation it can be summarised that grief is one of the most
difficult situations to which health and care staff or carer have to go through at least once in their
life. This situation have a huge impact over the carer too along with the other close one of
patients, as they remain closure to patient till their last time. There are number of losses that a
carer has to face such as illness or disability, loss of personal space and changing within the
relationship of carer to the care receipt. Other than this they also have to face several kind of
challenges while operating with grief situation such as lack of acknowledgement among people
about the carer. Other than this they also found sleeping issue due to experiencing a mixed
emotion such as anxiety, depression, sadness etc. and physical illness is also the issue that carer
faces as in such situation they found it difficult to manage with their mental and physical care
which let them in illness. But one can help carer in getting out of such situation by supporting
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them in a manner i.e. listening to them what they thing and try to acknowledge their situation
which is they are facing and can also express their concern toward the carer which help them in
getting recover much easily from this situation.
Recommendation
While performing investigation it has bene found that the people who perform role of
carer found several kind of difficulties while facing a grief situation of patient hey are caring or
treating. This phase remains very much difficult for the carer as sometimes while taking care of a
person they become attached to them and this make it difficult for them to deal with the situation.
So, following are certain recommendations that are provided for supporting the carer to deal with
this situation of grief,
 The carer must try to attend the counselling session so that they get a better support from
professional to get out of their mental situation which is creating more depression or
anxiety and make harder to manage with day to day activities.
 The carer can be supported by having a regular conversation with them in order to
determine about their situation and the feeling they are having currently which in turn
further support in reducing their stress level and also become easier to recover.
 The carer can also be asked with some questions to allow them to react and express their
emotions which help in coping with issues. Additionally, for making them step forward
personal acknowledge regarding the past accomplishment of job role can be presented to
them which help in regaining their self-esteem.
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