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January 1, 2026Palliative & Supportive CareOpen Access

Anticipatory grief among caregivers of people living with dementia: A scoping review

Nury Alejandra Rodriguez Colmenares Lorelí Álvarez James Gilbreath Adelais Markaki Julie Schexnayder Frank Puga

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This review aims to synthesize evidence on anticipatory grief in caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, focusing on risk and resilience factors.
Conducted scoping review guided by the Stress Process Model and Grief-Stress Model.
Literature search performed in multiple databases including PubMed and CINAHL in May 2025.
Thirty articles met the inclusion criteria for analysis.
Spousal caregivers and those with greater caregiving involvement reported higher anticipatory grief levels.
Caregiving-related stressors and relationship changes were consistently linked to anticipatory grief across studies.
Psychosocial resources like adaptive coping and social support generally correlated with lower anticipatory grief levels.

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Scoping review synthesizes factors impacting anticipatory grief in caregivers, highlighting mental health implications.

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Colmenares et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd8021bfa21ec5bbf088e2 https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951526102478

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