Table 3 TRIG grief scores for participants, persons unable to participate, and persons not wanting to participate in bereavement groups
Participants n = 38 (%) | Unable to participate n = 25 (%) | Did not want to participate n = 61 (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grief score | Severe | Normal | Severe | Normal | Severe | Normal |
Pre-intervention n = 112 | 28 (87) | 4 (13) | 20 (87) | 3 (13) | 43 (75) | 14 (25) |
range | 13–35 | 40–51 | 16–38 | 43–61 | 15–39 | 44–61 |
-Mean TRIG | 24.9 | 44.0 | 27.2 | 49.3 | 29.4 | 48.8 |
-Confidence interval (95 %) | 22.2–27.6 | 36.1–51.9 | 24.5–30.0 | 24.2–74.5 | 27.3–31.4 | 31.4–51.3 |
Five weeks post-intervention n = 120 | 31 (82) | 7 (18) | 23 (96) | 1 (4) | 38 (66) | 20 (34) |
range | 13–38 | 40–54 | 13–39 | 40 | 15–39 | 40–57 |
-Mean TRIG | 25.5 | 44.4 | 26.6 | 40.0 | 29.0 | 46.7 |
-Confidence interval (95 %) | 23.1–28.0 | 40.2–48.6 | 23.2–30.1 | 26.6–31.4 | 44.4–49.0 | |
One year post-intervention n = 119 | 28 (78) | 8 (22) | 21 (84) | 4 (16) | 33 (57) | 25 (43) |
range | 15–39 | 40–58 | 13–38 | 40–50 | 13–38 | 41–58 |
-Mean TRIG | 27.8 | 45.9 | 27.2 | 43.5 | 28.5 | 47.6 |
-Confidence interval (95 %) | 25.2–30.4 | 40.7–51.1 | 23.4–31.2 | 36.4–50. 6 | 26.3–30.7 | 45. 6–49.6 |