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- Title
Grief support provided to caregivers of palliative care patients in Spain.
- Authors
Yi, Patricia; Barreto, Pilar; Soler, Carmen; Fombuena, Miguel; Espinar, Victoria; Pascual, Lorenzo; Navarro, Ramón; González, Remedio; Bernabeu, Jordi; Suárez, Jesús
- Abstract
Grief support for relatives of patients in palliative care is recognized as a fundamental practice within palliative medicine. The aim of this research was to determine the nature and extent of grief support programs offered to relatives of patients in palliative care in Spain. A postal survey was carried out among members of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care. The members' names were obtained through the Society's 2000 Directory, which lists 160 different teams, of which 50% answered a questionnaire made up of 34 questions, some open-ended and others multiple choice. Results show that 88.6% of the services include grief support, that mainly emotional and one-to-one care is provided (92.4 and 89.9%, respectively), and that the number of psychologists and social workers in each team is limited. The risk factors most commonly taken into account by professionals are: absence of family support (36.92%) and the bereaved's case history (21.54%); while the most widely used diagnostic criteria for complicated bereavement are blame and depression (12.5 and 11.36%). In conclusion, it can be seen that bereavement services are not completely consolidated in Spain and there is a need for a greater variety of intervention strategies.
- Subjects
SPAIN; GRIEF testing; GRIEF therapy; PALLIATIVE treatment; PATIENTS; CONSOLATION; CAREGIVERS
- Publication
Palliative Medicine, 2006, Vol 20, Issue 5, p521
- ISSN
0269-2163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1191/0269216306pm1165oa