悲傷是安寧照顧裡面一個值得重視的議題,而不同的文化與社會經濟結構,就有特屬於這個背景下的需要,我們透過追思會的舉辦,來試著了解台灣民眾對悲傷的態度。邀請遺族回來參加追思會最理想的時間是病人過世之後三個月到六個月之間;大部分沒有回來參加追思會的家屬都用有事不能參加來作為理由;10.7%的回函家屬表示悲傷很多時候會影響生活;46.6%的家屬表示悲傷是沒有期限的;而願意出席追思會的家屬,其生活滿意分數都在50分(滿分100)以上,表示真正悲傷適應困難的家屬都不願意出席,甚至沒有回覆追思會的邀請。希望這樣的結果能夠提供更多的線索給諸位安寧先進,作為協助遺族的參考。
Bereavement care is an important issue in hospice. There are different bereavement needs under different culture and social, economical structure. Through memorial services, we are trying to explore Taiwanese attitude to bereavement. The best time to invite the bereaved to a memorial service was from three to six months after a patient died. Many bereaved (10.7%) thought that grief affected their life most of time. 46.6% of the family felt there was no end of bereavement. Those who attended the service scored above 50 when being asked how much satisfaction of their lives (scored from 0-miserable to 100-content). This implied that those who had difficult grief were unwilling to come, or even to answer the invitation. We hope these findings would provide information to bring attention and to promote service for the bereaved.