[HTML][HTML] End-of-life and bereavement support to families in cancer care: a cross-sectional survey with bereaved family members

Q Thaqi, M Riguzzi, D Blum, S Peng-Keller… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background Losing a close other to cancer is an incisive experience that occurs after a long
course of illness and intense family caregiving. Despite an evident need for family …

Helping parents live with the hole in their heart: the role of health care providers and institutions in the bereaved parents' grief journeys

JM Snaman, EC Kaye, C Torres, DV Gibson… - Cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Bereaved parents experience significant psychosocial and health
sequelae, suggesting that this population may benefit from the ongoing extension of support …

What makes grief difficult? Perspectives from bereaved family caregivers and healthcare providers of advanced cancer patients

KI Stajduhar, W Martin, M Cairns - Palliative & supportive care, 2010 - cambridge.org
Objective: Family members who take on the role of caregiving for someone who is dying
begin bereavement after being emotionally and physically taxed by the caregiving …

Adoption of evidence‐based end‐of‐life and bereavement support to families in cancer care: A contextual analysis study with health professionals

M Riguzzi, Q Thaqi, S Peng‐Keller… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate the level of adoption of evidence‐based family engagement and support
during end‐of‐life cancer care and subsequent bereavement and its contextual facilitators …

[HTML][HTML] Nursing care and nurses' understandings of grief and bereavement among patients and families during cancer illness and death–A scoping review

R Madsen, P Larsen, AMF Carlsen… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Grief and bereavement is often present among patients and families during courses
of cancer. Offering support for both patients and families is essential in the context of cancer …

Insights from bereaved family members about end-of-life care and bereavement

SE Morris, MM Nayak, SD Block - Journal of Palliative medicine, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Bereavement programs provide institutions with an avenue for obtaining
feedback from family members about their experiences during a patient's illness and end-of …

Caregivers' perceptions about terminally ill family members' quality of life

C MELIN‐JOHANSSON, B Axelsson… - European Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Caregivers' perceptions on terminally ill family members' quality of life is rarely described.
The aim of this study was to describe caregivers' perceptions about terminally ill family …

[HTML][HTML] Contextual determinants of guideline-based family support during end-of-life cancer care and subsequent bereavement care: A cross-sectional survey of …

M Riguzzi, Q Thaqi, A Lorch, D Blum… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose In end-of-life cancer care, 10–20% of bereaved family members experience
adverse mental health effects, including prolonged grief disorder. Despite great efforts …

Supporting family caregivers of advanced cancer patients: a focus group study

R Nissim, S Hales, C Zimmermann, A Deckert… - Family …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective As the first stage in developing an intervention for family caregivers of individuals
with advanced cancer, we conducted a focus group study to understand their needs …

How well do family caregivers cope after caring for a relative with advanced disease and how can health professionals enhance their support?

PL Hudson - Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Background: Support for families during a person's advanced disease and also into the
bereavement period is a major component of palliative care. However, because of the gaps …