Best Practice in Telephone Bereavement Support

Telephone bereavement support is recommended in bereavement care policy and practice; however, little is known about what constitutes best practice. To explore how best practice in telephone bereavement support is conceptualized by those who provide the service, 26 healthcare professionals working in Australian hospitals, hospices, and other palliative care settings were interviewed. Thematic analysis was used to construct seven themes: A Valuable Service with Limited Resources, The First Call, The Dance of Rapport, A Space to Share, Identifying and Responding to Risk, Maintaining Contact, and Training and Development Needs. Participants viewed telephone bereavement support as an effective and accessible tool in supporting individuals' processing of and adaptation to loss; however, concerns remain regarding the quality and consistency of care provided. Greater resourcing of bereavement care is required, and telephone bereavement care providers' perspectives offer a foundation to ensure the service is evidence-based, pragmatic, and supported by quality training

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