ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: Factors, correlates, and functional impairment

Vanesa Peinado; Mark Shevlin; Almudena Trucharte; Alba Contreras; Carmen Valiente

doi:10.1080/07481187.2025.2469135

ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: Factors, correlates, and functional impairment

Vanesa Peinado
, Mark Shevlin
, Almudena Trucharte
, Alba Contreras
, Carmen Valiente

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Abstract

The International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale (IPGDS) assesses Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) according to the International Classification of Diseases 11th edition criteria, yet its latent structure remains debated. This study examined (a) the factor structure of PGD through the IPGDS, (b) the correlates of its factors, and (c) their potential association with functional impairment. We employed exploratory structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis on data from a large, representative Spanish community sample of 947 bereaved adults. Results revealed three factors: Loss, Emotional Reactivity, and Emotional Disengagement. Sex and the age of the bereaved were positively associated with Loss. The deceased’s age and time since bereavement were negatively associated with Emotional Reactivity and Emotional Disengagement. Only Emotional Disengagement was significantly associated with functional impairment. In this large, representative Spanish community sample, findings suggest that PGD symptoms are multidimensional, supporting results from other countries and other data analytic treatments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Death Studies
Early online date	24 Feb 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2469135 https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2469135
Publication status	Published online - 24 Feb 2025

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Data Availability Statement

The data supporting this study’s findings are available from the corresponding author, VP, upon reasonable request.

Funding

This work was supported by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III under Grant COV20/00737-CM, and by a Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness doctoral Fellowship under Grant BES-2017082015 to Vanesa Peinado.

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Loss
Prolonged Grief Disorder
International Prolonged Grief Disorder scale
Exploratory structural equation modeling approach
Bereavement

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ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: Factors, correlates, and functional impairment

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