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| Perceptions of bereavement care in consultant geriatricians and advanced trainees in geriatric medicine | | Author(s) | Irene Boyatzis, Joanne Blight, Barry Ian Vieira |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 22.2, June 2003 |
| Pages | pp 94-96 |
| Keywords | Bereavement ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Attitude ; Geriatricians ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A questionnaire was sent to 427 Australian consultant geriatricians and advanced trainees in geriatric medicine. While 98% of respondents believed it was important to provide bereavement care for patients and their families, 56% did not feel it was their role to provide this support. For those who provided bereavement care (33%), most used a combination of hospital and community based resources. 59% of respondents believed that they had adequate training in bereavement care. Yet 71% of respondents were not aware of resources available to fellow colleagues experiencing difficulties coping with the death of a patient. Given their differing experiences and approaches to bereavement care, aged care physicians may need further training. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030822211 A |
| Classmark | DW: IT: DP: QT4: 3F: 7YA |
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