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Chan, Wallace Chi Ho; Chan, Cecilia L. W. – Death Studies, 2011
Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Death
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Chow, Amy Y. M.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Ho, Samuel M. Y. – Death Studies, 2007
Contrary to the belief that the Chinese do not share emotionally intense experiences, findings from a cross-sectional study of 292 respondents who lost either a spouse or a parent in the previous 2 years in Hong Kong indicated that only 10% did not share their bereavement experiences with another person. The physical health and emotional state of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Health, Siblings, Emotional Response
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Chen, Eric Y. H.; Chan, Wincy S. C.; Chan, Sandra S. M.; Liu, Ka Y.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Wong, Paul W. C.; Law, Y. W.; Yip, Paul S. F. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Classification of suicides is essential for clinicians to better identify self-harm patients with future suicidal risks. This study examined potential subtypes of suicide in a psychological autopsy sample (N = 148) in Hong Kong. Hierarchical cluster analysis extracted two subgroups of subjects in terms of expressed deliberation assessed by the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Patients, Multivariate Analysis