"A rewarding conclusion of the relationship": Staff members' perspectives on providing bereavement follow-up

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-48

  Milberg, Anna ^a,b,c,d   Appelquist, Gudrun ^d   Hagelin, Ewa ^e   Jakobsson, Maria ^c,d   Olsson, Eva Carin ^b   Olsson, Maria ^f   Friedrichsen, Maria ^a,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Palliative Education and Research Centre in the County of Östergötland   (Sweden)

^d VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NSV ^*  (Sweden)

^f Northern County of Kalmar   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bereavement follow up; Burden; Conclude; Staff member

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUPPORT GROUP; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651479150     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0786-0     Document Type: Article

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