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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: How individuals are informed of the traumatic loss of a loved one can influence their grieving process and quality of life.
OBJECTIVE: This qualitative study aimed to explore, through thematic analysis, how life stages might influence the experience and feelings of those who have received communication of a traumatic death from police officers or healthcare professionals.
METHODS: Recruited through social networks and word of mouth, 30 people participated in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups according to age (Group 1: ten participants aged between 20 and 35 years; Group 2: ten participants aged between 45 and 55 years; and Group 3: ten participants aged 60 and over). Participants completed an ad hoc questionnaire online. Atlas.ti software 8 was used to perform thematic analysis.
RESULTS: The three age groups had the following four key themes in common: (a) emotional reactions; (b) subjective valuation of the notification; (c) support; and (d) needs. Subtle differences emerged between age groups; yet the quality of the reactions and main themes did not vary greatly between the groups considered.
CONCLUSIONS: The communication of an unexpected and violent death seems to provoke rather similar effects in survivors of different life stages. A few differences were noted in sub-themes (increased need for professional training in younger recipients; absence of suicidal ideation in older adults); perhaps quantitative designs could provide further details in future investigations.
OBJECTIVE: This qualitative study aimed to explore, through thematic analysis, how life stages might influence the experience and feelings of those who have received communication of a traumatic death from police officers or healthcare professionals.
METHODS: Recruited through social networks and word of mouth, 30 people participated in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups according to age (Group 1: ten participants aged between 20 and 35 years; Group 2: ten participants aged between 45 and 55 years; and Group 3: ten participants aged 60 and over). Participants completed an ad hoc questionnaire online. Atlas.ti software 8 was used to perform thematic analysis.
RESULTS: The three age groups had the following four key themes in common: (a) emotional reactions; (b) subjective valuation of the notification; (c) support; and (d) needs. Subtle differences emerged between age groups; yet the quality of the reactions and main themes did not vary greatly between the groups considered.
CONCLUSIONS: The communication of an unexpected and violent death seems to provoke rather similar effects in survivors of different life stages. A few differences were noted in sub-themes (increased need for professional training in younger recipients; absence of suicidal ideation in older adults); perhaps quantitative designs could provide further details in future investigations.
摘要：
背景：个人如何得知亲人的创伤性损失会影响他们的悲伤过程和生活质量。
目的：本定性研究旨在探索，通过主题分析，生命阶段如何影响那些从警察或医疗保健专业人员那里收到创伤性死亡信息的人的经历和感受。
方法：通过社交网络和口碑招募，30人参与了这项研究。根据年龄将受试者分为三组（第1组：10名年龄在20至35岁之间的参与者；第2组：10名年龄在45至55岁之间的参与者；第3组：10名年龄在60岁及以上的参与者）。参与者在线填写了一份临时问卷。阿特拉斯。使用ti软件8进行专题分析。
结果：三个年龄组有以下四个共同的关键主题：（a）情绪反应；（b）对通知的主观评估；（c）支持；（d）需求。年龄组之间出现了微妙的差异；然而，所考虑的群体之间的反应质量和主要主题并没有很大差异。
结论：意外和暴力死亡的交流似乎在不同生命阶段的幸存者中引起了相当相似的影响。在子主题上发现了一些差异（年轻接受者对专业培训的需求增加；老年人没有自杀意念）；也许定量设计可以在未来的调查中提供更多细节。
目的：本定性研究旨在探索，通过主题分析，生命阶段如何影响那些从警察或医疗保健专业人员那里收到创伤性死亡信息的人的经历和感受。
方法：通过社交网络和口碑招募，30人参与了这项研究。根据年龄将受试者分为三组（第1组：10名年龄在20至35岁之间的参与者；第2组：10名年龄在45至55岁之间的参与者；第3组：10名年龄在60岁及以上的参与者）。参与者在线填写了一份临时问卷。阿特拉斯。使用ti软件8进行专题分析。
结果：三个年龄组有以下四个共同的关键主题：（a）情绪反应；（b）对通知的主观评估；（c）支持；（d）需求。年龄组之间出现了微妙的差异；然而，所考虑的群体之间的反应质量和主要主题并没有很大差异。
结论：意外和暴力死亡的交流似乎在不同生命阶段的幸存者中引起了相当相似的影响。在子主题上发现了一些差异（年轻接受者对专业培训的需求增加；老年人没有自杀意念）；也许定量设计可以在未来的调查中提供更多细节。
