Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions

This article outlines the theoretical context for understanding loss, grief and bereavement and summarises some of the recent questions related to the merits of bereavement intervention. Challenging issues related to these concepts in the context of palliative care are examined. These include how to...

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Main Authors: Kristjanson, Linda, Lobb, Elizabeth
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9407
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description This article outlines the theoretical context for understanding loss, grief and bereavement and summarises some of the recent questions related to the merits of bereavement intervention. Challenging issues related to these concepts in the context of palliative care are examined. These include how to assess the needs of family members for bereavement support, how much bereavement support to provide, how to address the needs of patients and families from non-dominant cultural groups, and how to manage concerns about loss, grief and bereavement in the context of dementia. Recommendations for future researrch are offered.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-94072017-01-30T11:12:29Z Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions Kristjanson, Linda Lobb, Elizabeth This article outlines the theoretical context for understanding loss, grief and bereavement and summarises some of the recent questions related to the merits of bereavement intervention. Challenging issues related to these concepts in the context of palliative care are examined. These include how to assess the needs of family members for bereavement support, how much bereavement support to provide, how to address the needs of patients and families from non-dominant cultural groups, and how to manage concerns about loss, grief and bereavement in the context of dementia. Recommendations for future researrch are offered. 2004 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9407 Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement restricted
spellingShingle Kristjanson, Linda
Lobb, Elizabeth
Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions
title Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions
title_full Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions
title_fullStr Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions
title_full_unstemmed Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions
title_short Loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: Research directions
title_sort loss, grief and bereavement in palliative care: research directions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9407