The state of bereavement support in adult intensive care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

N Efstathiou, W Walker, A Metcalfe… - Journal of critical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Despite advances in medical science, patient death and family bereavement are
commonly encountered in adult intensive care units (ICUs). This is the first review to …

[HTML][HTML] A national Position Statement on adult end-of-life care in critical care

MJ Bloomer, K Ranse, A Butler, L Brooks - Australian Critical Care, 2022 - Elsevier
Patient death in critical care is not uncommon. Rather, the provision of end-of-life care is a
core feature of critical care nursing, yet not all nurses feel adequately prepared for their role …

Practice Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Uni

HI Jensen, K Halvorsen, H Jerpseth, I Fridh, R Lind - 2020 - munin.uit.no
Topic-A substantial number of patients die in the intensive care unit, so high-quality end-of-
life care is an important part of intensive care unit work. However, end-of-life care varies …

[HTML][HTML] How do intensive care clinicians ensure culturally sensitive care for family members at the end of life? A retrospective descriptive study

LA Brooks, E Manias, MJ Bloomer - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Patients and their family members have diverse needs at the end of life,
influenced by culture. Objective To examine whether clinicians (doctors and nurses) …

In-hospital bereavement services as an act of care and a challenge: an integrative review

C Boven, L Dillen, L Van den Block, R Piers… - Journal of pain and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Context Globally, people most often die within hospitals. As such, healthcare providers in
hospitals are frequently confronted with dying persons and their bereaved relatives …

Hospital-based bereavement care provision: a cross-sectional survey with health professionals

R Naef, S Peng-Keller, H Rettke, M Rufer… - Palliative …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An in-hospital death is a profound experience for those left behind and has
been associated with family members' psychological morbidity. Supporting bereaved family …

Improving family intensive care unit experiences at the end of life: barriers and facilitators

FDK Ganz - Critical care nurse, 2019 - AACN
Experiencing the end of life of a family member in the intensive care unit is clearly difficult.
An important role of critical care nurses is to help family members through this challenging …

Family‐centred end‐of‐life care and bereavement services in Swedish intensive care units: A cross‐sectional study

I Fridh, E Åkerman - Nursing in critical care, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Post‐intensive care syndrome‐family is a common problem in relatives of
patients who die in an intensive care unit. Family‐centred end‐of‐life care with support for …

Elements of intensive care bereavement follow‐up services: A European survey

I Egerod, G Kaldan, J Albarran, M Coombs… - Nursing in critical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite technological innovations and continuous improvement in evidence‐
based treatments, mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains high. Consequently, a …

The role of emotion in understanding whiteness

B Borell - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2021 - Springer
This paper argues that stoicism as a central element of whiteness shapes, controls, and
ultimately limits the experience and expression of emotion in public space. I explore how this …