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O'Leary S, Quinn-Nilas C, Pileggi V, et al. Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Concerns of Grieving Caregivers Scale (COGCS) with Two Clinical Samples. Omega (Westport). 2021;302228211053062doi: 10.1177/00302228211053062.
O'Leary, S., Quinn-Nilas, C., Pileggi, V., & Eaton Russell, C. (2021). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Concerns of Grieving Caregivers Scale (COGCS) with Two Clinical Samples. Omega, 302228211053062. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211053062
O'Leary, Samantha, et al. "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Concerns of Grieving Caregivers Scale (COGCS) with Two Clinical Samples." Omega vol. (2021): 302228211053062. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211053062
O'Leary S, Quinn-Nilas C, Pileggi V, Eaton Russell C. Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Concerns of Grieving Caregivers Scale (COGCS) with Two Clinical Samples. Omega (Westport). 2021 Dec 05;302228211053062. doi: 10.1177/00302228211053062. Epub 2021 Dec 05. PMID: 34866466.
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Omega (Westport). 2021 Dec 05;302228211053062. doi: 10.1177/00302228211053062. Epub 2021 Dec 05.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Concerns of Grieving Caregivers Scale (COGCS) with Two Clinical Samples.

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Samantha O'Leary, Christopher Quinn-Nilas, Victoria Pileggi, Ceilidh Eaton Russell

Affiliations

  1. Research and Evaluation, Dr Jay Children's Grief Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  2. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition (doctoral Candidate), 3653University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
  3. Department of Psychology, 200 University, 8430University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
  4. Data Analytics and Research Branch, Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  5. Department of Pediatrics, 62703McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 34866466 DOI: 10.1177/00302228211053062

Abstract

The Concerns of Grieving Caregivers Scale (COGCS) is the first of its kind to explore caregivers' concerns about their own parenting, as well as their relationships with, and specific behaviours of their bereaved child(ren). Using exploratory factor analysis, we evaluate grieving parents' and caregivers' concerns using data collected across clinical populations from two community organizations supporting grieving families (i.e., a children's grief centre and a community hospice). Two identified factors were established: Concerns about Caregiving and Concerns about the Child. The COGCS demonstrates good internal consistency and criterion validity in its application with two distinct clinical samples. The use of this scale could be of value to clinicians supporting bereaved caregivers and their families as they can integrate concern-specific resources into their practice to better support their clients' presenting concerns.

Keywords: caregiving; concerns; grieving; parent-child; scale

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