Managing grief and relationship roles influence which forms of social support the bereaved needs

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-245

  Benkel, Inger ^a   Wijk, Helle ^b   Molander, Ulla ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Coping strategies; Family; Grief; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEMORY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; SWEDEN;

EID: 70349160322     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108330034     Document Type: Article

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