ArticleBrain and behavior2023
Validation of the Korean version of the Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale and its relationship with COVID-related hypochondriasis among healthcare workers who witnessed patient deaths.
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- Dysfunctional Pandemic Grief Model Among Nursing Professionals Who Experienced Death of Patients.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Healing Through Loss: Exploring Nurses' Post-Traumatic Growth After Patient Death.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Viral Anxiety, Reassurance-Seeking Behavior, and Depression Mediate the Influence of Dysfunctional Self-Focus on Preoccupation With COVID-19 Among Infected Cases.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Validation of the Korean version of the Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale and its relationship with COVID-related hypochondriasis among healthcare workers who witnessed patient deaths.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Utrecht Grief Rumination Scale (UGRS) among healthcare workers who witnessed patient deaths. We also examined whether grief rumination may impact the cognitive-behavioral model of hypochondriasis.
methodsThis study was conducted via an anonymous online survey targeting healthcare workers who had worked at a tertiary hospital and had witnessed patient deaths over the previous 2 years. Demographic data and responses to the UGRS, the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) for healthcare workers, the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemic-9 (SAVE-9), the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS), and the Coronavirus Reassurance-Seeking Behaviors Scale (CRBS) were collected by requesting participants to recall their emotional state during the 2 weeks after witnessing a patient's death.
resultsThe Korean version of the UGRS is reliable (Cronbach's alpha = 0.941) and valid (comparative fit index = 0.920, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.900, root-mean-square-error of approximation = 0.102, standardized root-mean-square residual = 0.050) for measuring grief rumination in healthcare workers. The OCS was predicted by CRBS (β = 0.19, p < 0.001), SAVE-9 (β = 0.45, p < 0.001), UGRS (β = 0.16, p = 0.010), and PGS (β = 0.16, p = 0.010, adjusted R
conclusionGrief rumination of healthcare workers who witnessed patient death requires further exploration as it may influence hypochondriacal responses.
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