Role of Sense of Coherence in Mediating the Relationship Between End-of-Life Caregiving Burden and Bereavement Depressive-Symptom Trajectory

Key Points

• This research examines how sense of coherence influences the impact of caregiving burden on depressive symptoms in bereaved caregivers.
• Assess caregiver burden during end-of-life care
• Evaluate depressive symptoms in the first two years of bereavement
• Analyze the role of sense of coherence as a mediator
• Sense of coherence fully or partially mediates the caregiving burden's effects on depressive symptoms
• Strengthening sense of coherence could lessen psychological distress in bereaved caregivers
• High-quality end-of-life care may enhance sense of coherence in caregivers