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The measures used for the pre-loss phase included the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist (HGRC; pre-loss version), the Experiences in Close Relationship \u2013 Relationship Structures Questionnaire (ECR-RS), and the Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale. The measures used 6\u201312 months after the death of the patients were the HGRC (post-loss version) and the Continuing Bond Scale (CBS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1478951525100412_sec3c\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pre-loss grief and externalized CBs had a significant impact on the amount of post-loss grief, indicating that pre-loss grief and ongoing transformation of relationships after patients\u2019 death may be predictors of caregivers\u2019 post-loss grieving.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1478951525100412_sec4d\">\n                    <jats:title>Significance of results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This longitudinal study provides preliminary evidence that pre-loss grief and the relationship with the patient are key to caregivers\u2019 post-loss adjustment, suggesting that psychosocial intervention focuses on caregivers\u2019 pre-loss grief and relationship quality with the patient during palliative care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1478951525100412","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,18]],"date-time":"2025-07-18T07:13:23Z","timestamp":1752822803000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Attachment insecurities, continuing bonds, and grief among family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients: A longitudinal study"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7987-2933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wan-Lin","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaw-Sheng","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emily T.","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5629-7462","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chih-Tao","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shu","family":"Kao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/07481180590923689"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/bjc.12344"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref38","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1473325018755890"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref42","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychres.2016.02.030"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.paid.2023.112315"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpainsymman.2016.09.013"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/07481187.2022.2039811"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.3311"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.12411"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1176\/ajp.2006.163.7.1208"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jclp.23325"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/07481180903372269"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/jpm.2019.0026"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12677\/AP.2021.112061"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/07481187.2011.634086"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.3664"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/cpp.2697"},{"key":"S1478951525100412_ref4","volume-title":"Attachment and Loss. 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