Aims: To determine who provides bereavement support in the community, what sources are
perceived to be the most or least helpful and for what reason, and to identify the empirical …

Background: There is a dearth of national and international data on the impact of social
support on physical, mental, and financial outcomes following bereavement. Methods: We …

In early 2013, an online survey of over 200 UK palliative care services published in the
British Medical Journal found that most of these services were prioritizing 'community …

Background Compassionate communities are rooted in a health promotion approach to
palliative care, aiming to support solidarity among community members at the end of life …

Background: Bereavement support is a key component of palliative care, with different types
of support recommended according to need. Previous reviews have typically focused on …

Background Standards for bereavement care propose that support should be matched to
risk and need. However, studies in many countries demonstrate that palliative care services …

Background: The way that people die is particularly important to those who are left behind
and this memory is not limited to the moment of death, but encompasses the entire end-of …

The objectives of this study were to explore the goodness of fit between the bereaved
peoples' needs and the support offered by their social networks; to ascertain whether this …

Compassionate communities are communities that provide assistance for those in need of
end of life care, separate from any official heath service provision that may already be …

Social support is one of the strongest determinants of bereavement outcomes, yet little is
understood about the community's recognition of grief and intentions to provide social …