TY - JOUR AU - Wiwattanaworaset, Pakawat AU - Pitanupong, Jarurin PY - 2018/09/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Outpatients’ Grief Reactions from the Passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej In Songklanagarind Hospital JF - Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand JA - J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand VL - 63 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/147989 SP - 285-294 AB - <p>Objective : To assess prevalence of complicated grief and associated factors from the<br>passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej in psychiatric and general outpatients in<br>Songklanagarind hospital.<br>Method : A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, at the Psychiatric Outpatient<br>Clinic and General Outpatient Clinic, Songklanagarind Hospital from March to April 2017.<br>Eighty-eight psychiatric outpatients and 88 general outpatients, aged older than 18 years had<br>completed demographic questionnaires and the Thai version of inventory of complicated grief.<br>The changes of complicated grief between the two groups were then analyzed by two-way<br>ANOVA with repeated measures. The associated factors were analyzed by multiple logistic<br>regression.00<br>Results : There was no difference in prevalence of complicated grief between the two groups at<br>date of occurrence (psychiatric patient 40.9% vs general outpatients 46.6%, p=0.543), 1 month<br>after occurrence (25.0% vs 27.3%, p=0.864) and the interview date (21.6% vs 13.6%, p=0.235).<br>There was, however, a significant decrease of complicated grief in psychiatric outpatients<br>(40.9% to 26.6%, p&lt;0.0001), and general outpatients (46.6% to 13.67%, p&lt;0.0001) overtime.<br>However, the decreased score of complicated grief in psychiatric outpatients was lower than<br>general outpatients, significantly (95%CI = -8.0, -2.6). The associated factor of complicated<br>grief in psychiatric outpatients, at date of occurrence, was; experiencing the loss of significant<br>persons at some time in their lives. Nonetheless, the associated factor, at 1 month after occurrence,<br>and the interview date, was; having a physical illness. On the other hand, marital status<br>was the only, associated factor of complicated grief in these general outpatients.<br>Conclusions : It is essential to follow complicated grief in psychiatric patients, especially<br>patients who experienced the loss of significant persons at some time in their lives, or had<br>a physical illness.</p> ER -