Table 6 Multiple stepwise linear regression for instrumental grief (n = 210)

  Ectopic pregnancy

−.91

(−3.8–1.99)

1.48

−.03

.54

  TOPFA

−.38

(−1.86–1.10)

.76

−.04

.62

  Miscarriage

−1.12

(−2.43–0.20)

.67

−.12

.09

  Stillbirth

.21

(−0.98–1.41)

.61

.02

.73

  Neonatal death

Ref

–

–

–

–

  Other

−.41

(−1.59–0.77)

.60

.06

.49

  Australian

Ref

–

–

–

–

PAAS Quality of Attachment subscale

−.15

(−0.30 – −0.01)

.07

−.15

.03

PAAS Time in Attachment subscale

.16

(0.04–0.27)

.06

.17

<.01

Age at loss (in years)

−.84

(−0.17–0.01)

.05

−.12

.06

Importance of religion

−.25

(−0.57–0.08)

.17

−.11

.13

Marital satisfaction at the time of loss

.43

(−0.40–1.26)

.42

.07

.31

Agreement to the statement: “My role following the loss was to support my partner and family”

.49

(−0.05–1.03)

.27

.09

.07

Agreement to the statement: “I was unable to grieve, because I was too busy supporting everyone else”

.51

(0.13–0.89)

.20

.18

<.01

CSS total score

−.08

(− 0.16 – − 0.01)

.04

−.18

.03

Acknowledgement of grief from partner

−.53

(−0.99 – − 0.06)

.24

−.17

.03

Acknowledgement of grief from friends

.27

(−0.26–0.77)

.24

.07

.29

CMNI Self-Reliance subscale

.19

(0.03–0.34)

.08

.16

.02

MRNI Toughness subscale

.07

(−0.04–0.19)

.06

.08

.22

 Workplace leave

.09

  Employment leave offered

−2.01

(−3.63 – −0.39)

.83

−.14

.02

  Employment leave not offered

−2.25

(−3.98 – −0.52)

.89

−.15

.01

  Did not inform employer of loss

Ref

–

–

–

–

 Perceived degree of inclusion in the hospital

.33

  High level of inclusion

−.103

(−1.39–1.18)

.66

−.04

.88

  Low level of inclusion

−.48

(−1.82–0.85)

.68

−.11

.48

  No contact with a hospital

Ref

–

–

–

–