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A literature review on bereavement and bereavement care
 — developing evidence-based practice in Scotland
Author(s)Peter Wimpenny
Journal titleBereavement Care, vol 26, no 1, Spring 2007
Pagespp 7-10
KeywordsBereavement ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Literature reviews ; Scotland.
AnnotationThis paper reports on a systematic literature review of bereavement and bereavement care commissioned in Scotland to assist the development of policy and practice there. The review identified and appraised papers from a range of health and social care settings in which bereavement care is a feature, such as acute, hospice- and hospital-based care including neonatal and obstetric, community and primary care, mental health and learning disability services, and care of older people, families and children. Specific types of death were also reviewed, e.g. traumatic and from diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Key messages for each setting and type were identified and overall themes were drawn out which cut across all settings and types. These, it is proposed, represent important features of bereavement and bereavement care which, if acknowledged and addressed, could enhance services. (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-070510225 A
ClassmarkDW: IT: 64A: 9A

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