Bereavement in haemodialysis units: a scoping review of the perspectives and experiences of patients and nursing staff and support strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Frequent haemodialysis creates close-knit communities within treatment units, where high patient mortality contributes to significant grief among patients and staff. Despite the emotional toll, support for grief and bereavement in these settings remains limited, and recent data are lacking. This scoping review aims to explore how patients and nursing staff within haemodialysis units experience and cope with bereavement, and to identify support strategies currently used or desired to inform future, culturally sensitive approaches, particularly in Australia.

Design

Scoping review conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.

Data sources

A comprehensive search was conducted using the Clinical Information Access Portal, supplemented by

SUBMITTER: Massey CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature