Coping and wellbeing in bereavement: two core outcomes for evaluating bereavement support in palliative care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bereavement support is a core part of palliative care. However, the evidence base is limited by a lack of consistency in the outcomes used to evaluate services and models of support, which makes it difficult to compare approaches. Core Outcome Sets (COS) represent the minimum that should be measured in research into specific conditions or services. The aim of this study was to use a stakeholders' perspective to develop a COS for evaluating bereavement support for adults in adult palliative care settings.

Methods

A list of outcomes relevant to bereavement support was created following a systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative literature. At an expert workshop 21 stakeholders discussed their views on the most important outcomes and compared these to an

SUBMITTER: Harrop E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068975 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature