Practices following the death of a loved one reported by adults from 14 countries or cultural/ethnic group.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The purpose of this study was to examine the reported ritual practices (dealing with the deceased's remains, wake, funeral, burial and celebration) of White non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic/Latino adults in their country of origin or ethnic or cultural group in the United States following the death of a loved one.

Design

This descriptive study is a secondary analysis from a longitudinal mixed-methods study that examined parents' health and functioning following the death of a child.

Methods

Adult parents whose child died in neonatal intensive care units or paediatric intensive care units were recruited from four hospitals and from death records. Data were collected from 61 adult parents at 7 and 13 months postinfant/child death using semi-structured

SUBMITTER: Hidalgo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729787 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature