Bereavement support standards and bereavement care pathway for quality palliative care.
Palliat Support Care
; 16(4): 375-387, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACTObjective:
Provision of bereavement support is an essential component of palliative care service delivery. While bereavement support is integral to palliative care, it is typically insufficiently resourced, under-researched, and not systematically applied. Our aim was to develop bereavement standards to assist palliative care services to provide targeted support to family caregivers.METHOD:
We employed a multiple-methods design for our study, which included (1) a literature review, (2) a survey of palliative care service providers in Australia, (3) interviews with national (Australian) and international experts, (4) key stakeholder workshops, and (5) a modified Delphi-type survey.RESULTS:
A total of 10 standards were developed along with a pragmatic care pathway to assist palliative care services with implementation of the standards. SIGNIFICANCE OFRESULTS:
The bereavement standards and care pathway constitute a key initiative in the evolution of bereavement support provided by palliative care services. Future endeavors should refine and examine the impact of these standards. Additional research is required to enhance systematic approaches to quality bereavement care.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Social
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Luto
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Família
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Palliat Support Care
Assunto da revista:
TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália