Interventions for raising public awareness on end-of-life, death, and grief

This scoping review aimed to map and synthesize the evidence on interventions aimed at improving the general population's grief and death literacy. Adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines, 11 databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies focusing on the training provided to the general public to improve death and grief literacy. Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The training programs found in these studies aim to raise awareness and promote best practices in assisting bereaved individuals by targeting various community segments, such as individuals from educational settings, caregivers, volunteers, and patients. The most frequently addressed topics include palliative care and the grieving process. Most training programs rely on interactive teaching methods, and half incorporate introspective exercises on grief. A variety of health professionals and educational staff were involved in each of the training programs. Further studies are necessary to assess the effectiveness of these programs and identify the best practices

Best practice · Grief · Inclusion (mineral · Introspection · Palliative care · Psychological intervention · Public health · Variety (cybernetics · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

• Who Needs Bereavement Support? A Population Based Survey of Bereavement Risk and Support Need

  Open Access•Samar Aoun, Lauren J Breen et al.•PLoS ONE•2015

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• Grief and bereavement

  Open Access•Sidney Zisook, Katherine Shear•World Psychiatry•2009

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• Does Social Support Help in Bereavement?

  Wolfgang Stroebe, Emmanuelle Zech et al.•Journal of Social and Clinical…•2005

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• What is good grief support? Exploring the actors and actions in social support after traumatic grief

  Open Access•Joanne Cacciatore, Kara Thieleman et al.•PLoS ONE•2021

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• What sources of bereavement support are perceived helpful by bereaved people and why? Empirical evidence for the compassionate communities approach

  Open Access•Samar Aoun, Lauren J Breen et al.•Palliative Medicine•2018

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• The Science of Training and Development in Organizations

  Open Access•Eduardo Salas, Scott I Tannenbaum et al.•Psychological Science in the…•2012

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• The Fundamental Paradox in the Grief Literature

  Open Access•Lauren J Breen, Liz Breen et al.•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2007

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• La mort et le deuil en contexte scolaire

  Michel Hanus•Frontières•2021

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• Educator Perspectives on Grief‐Sensitive Training During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic in US Public Schools

  Open Access•Hannah R Lively‐Endicott, Kiana Naimi et al.•Journal of School Health•2024

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• Predictors of Complicated Grief

  Elizabeth A Lobb, Linda J Kristjanson et al.•Death Studies•2010

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• Developing a death literacy index

  R Leonard, Kerrie Noonan et al.•Death Studies•2021

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• Grief literacy

  Liz Breen, Daisuke Kawashima et al.•Death Studies•2020

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• Social support as a protective factor against the effect of grief reactions on depression for bereaved single older adults

  Ruoxi Chen•Death Studies•2020

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• Report on Bereavement and Grief Research

  Janice Genevro, Tracy Marshall et al.•Death Studies•2004

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• The impact of online death literacy education on psychology students to have better end‐of‐life conversations

  Open Access•Kitty Vivekananda, Carrie Parratt et al.•Australian Psychologist•2019

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• Reflections from a Community Capacity Building Forum to Support People Bereaved by Suicide

  Colleen Carlon, Jacquie Tarrant et al.•Australian Social Work•2025

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• Scoping studies

  Hilary Arksey, Lisa O’malley•International Journal of Social…•2005

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