Qualitative evaluation of a hospital bereavement service
The perspective of grieving adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20159916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janie Brown (0000-0001-8502-4252, St John of God Subiaco Hospital), JENNIFER GARDNER (St John of God Subiaco Hospital) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 69-75 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bereavement Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279 |
| Publisher | Cruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02682621.2015.1064582 |
| OpenAlex | W1518995300 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
Bereavement and grief are natural processes and the majority of people ?nd their way through their loss. However, a small minority may bene?t from professional assistance and a service that meets their needs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of an Australian Hospital Bereavement Service on the next of kin of deceased patients. The service provides three consecutive tiers of support to palliative care patients and families including information and compassion, non-specialised bereavement support and specialist intervention referral to external agencies on an individual and selective basis. The research used a qualitative approach with semi-structured focus groups and thematic analysis. Major themes identi?ed were personal experience of grief; revisiting the hospital; and bereavement care experiences. We conclude assumptions should not be made about bereavement needs or grieving reactions of individuals. However, a suite of appropriate bereavement services, support groups and feedback opportunities are perceived as helpful by grieving adults. The research also highlighted how dif?cult it is for some family members to return to the hospital following the death of their loved one
Compassion · Disenfranchised grief · Focus group · Grief · Palliative care · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Referral · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
Validity, trustworthiness and rigour
Content analysis and thematic analysis
Challenges in evaluating adult bereavement services
Keywords in Qualitative Methods
An Internet Tool to Normalize Grief
Experiences and Early Coping of Bereaved Spouses/Partners in an Intervention Based on the Dual Process Model (DPM)
The Dual Process Model of Coping With Bereavement
Using focus groups to explore older people's attitudes to end of life care
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Content Analysis
The methodology of Focus Groups
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |