Evidence adaptation and tailored implementation of family bereavement support in specialised palliative care: A multi-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Families experiencing the loss of their close other following advanced illness have varying degrees of needs that stretch into bereavement. Evidence-based recommendations for bereavement support are often not well implemented in palliative care services due to multiple system barriers and lack of contextual fit. To close this know-do gap, we undertook an implementation science research project.

Objective

To adapt evidence-informed recommendations for supporting bereaved families to the local context, and to develop a tailored implementation strategy for their integration in specialised palliative care services.

Settings and participants

Two specialised palliative care services located at urban teaching hospitals in German-speaking Switzerland. Participants

SUBMITTER: Kohler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869003 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature