1. Caring for Bereaved Family Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Before and After the Death of a Patient
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Amanda Moment, Sue E. Morris, and Jane deLima Thomas
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Palliative care ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,cognitive behavior therapy ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Clinical Neurology ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Nursing ,Pandemic ,Health care ,medicine ,Humans ,grief ,Family ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pandemics ,end-of-life care ,General Nursing ,media_common ,Terminal Care ,palliative care ,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ,business.industry ,Public health ,bereavement ,COVID-19 ,family members ,Cognitive behavioral therapy ,bereavement care ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Grief ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,Coronavirus Infections ,End-of-life care - Abstract
Bereavement care is considered an integral component of quality end-of-life care endorsed by the palliative care movement. However, few hospitals and health care institutions offer universal bereavement care to all families of patients who die. The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has highlighted this gap and created a sense of urgency, from a public health perspective, for institutions to provide support to bereaved family members. In this article, drawing on the palliative care and bereavement literature, we offer suggestions about how to incorporate palliative care tools and psychological strategies into bereavement care for families during this pandemic.
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- 2020
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