TY - JOUR
T1 - Bridging the Gaps in Palliative Care Bereavement Support
T2 - An International Perspective
AU - Breen, Lauren J.
AU - Aoun, Samar M.
AU - O'Connor, Moira
AU - Rumbold, Bruce
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 11 March 2012; accepted 31 July 2012. The first author is supported by the Australian Research Council (DE120101640) and a PsyLife Research Grant. Address correspondence to Lauren J. Breen, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - A review of palliative care policies and bereavement support practices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan demonstrated 4 challenges: questions over providing universal versus targeted support; a lack of clear evidence driving service delivery; informal or no risk assessment; and limited or no evaluation of services. Bridging the gaps between the policy and practice of palliative care bereavement support requires acknowledging the challenges of medical and public health models, improving bereavement need assessment processes, enhancing the role of primary care providers, and extending research to provide an evidence-base for interventions.
AB - A review of palliative care policies and bereavement support practices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan demonstrated 4 challenges: questions over providing universal versus targeted support; a lack of clear evidence driving service delivery; informal or no risk assessment; and limited or no evaluation of services. Bridging the gaps between the policy and practice of palliative care bereavement support requires acknowledging the challenges of medical and public health models, improving bereavement need assessment processes, enhancing the role of primary care providers, and extending research to provide an evidence-base for interventions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885935616&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2012.725451
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2012.725451
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24521046
AN - SCOPUS:84885935616
SN - 0748-1187
VL - 38
SP - 54
EP - 61
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
IS - 1
ER -
