The aim of this study was to provide a better understanding of current memorialization
practices and their influence on grief due to bereavement and to explore ways of improving …

Although considerable research efforts have focused on bereavement outcomes following
loss, there are few studies which address the role of memorialization, particularly as it …

ABSTRACT A population survey finds that bereaved people draw upon diverse sources of
support in their communities, from both formal services and informal networks of care. The …

Although over thirty-three million visits are made to Australian cemeteries each year,
empirical knowledge of this most common behavioural activity has long remained a …

It is well recognised that bereavement deals a significant impact on all individuals and
societies, and yearning to be with a recent decedent is a common and almost universal grief …

This is the first study to explore bereaved individuals' experiences of funeral service
providers using these services' databases. A total of 839 Australians participated in a postal …

The interview study described here aimed to explore current views of and practice in
bereavement care and identify priorities for service development in Scotland. Fifty-nine …

Funeral services are known to serve multiple functions for bereaved persons. There is also a
common, intuitively reasonable assumption of positive associations between engaging in …

A survey of bereaved clients of four funeral providers in Australia confirms a public health
model predicting that over half the group would demonstrate low risk of complicated grief …

The management and delivery of bereavement care and support services present practical
challenges. A national-level, qualitative study was conducted to examine the current …