Bereaved parents’ and siblings’ healthcare needs, healthcare utilization, and satisfaction with healthcare services eight years after the 2011 Utøya terror attack
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/35528Dato
2024-09-13Type
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Peer reviewed
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Understanding the healthcare needs of bereaved individuals following terrorism is crucial for organizing healthcare services. This cross-sectional study examined the terror-related healthcare needs, healthcare utilization, and satisfaction with professional healthcare among 122 traumatically bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the 2011 Utøya terrorist attack in Norway. Results showed that over 50% of the participants currently needed help coping with their grief or with mental and somatic symptoms, and only 34% were actively utilizing healthcare related to the terror attack. Furthermore, 68% reported not getting sufficient help, suggesting a treatment gap. One-third rated the professional help and treatment as unsatisfactory, with 28% reporting that they had not received competent help. More somatic and posttraumatic stress symptoms were associated with higher healthcare needs, whilst higher levels of insomnia symptoms were associated with lower healthcare satisfaction. This emphasizes the need to recognize, professionally intervene, and provide competent support for traumatically bereaved individuals.
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Taylor & FrancisSitering
Nordström, Kaltiala, Kristensen, Thimm. Bereaved parents’ and siblings’ healthcare needs, healthcare utilization, and satisfaction with healthcare services eight years after the 2011 Utøya terror attack. Death Studies. 2024Metadata
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