'A silent epidemic of grief': a survey of bereavement care provision in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the experiences and views of practitioners in the UK and Ireland concerning changes in bereavement care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Online survey using a snowball sampling approach.

Setting

Practitioners working in hospitals, hospices, care homes and community settings across the UK and Ireland.

Participants

Health and social care professionals involved in bereavement support.

Interventions

Brief online survey distributed widely across health and social care organisations.

Results

805 respondents working in hospice, community, and hospital settings across the UK and Ireland completed the survey between 3 August and 4 September 2020. Changes to bereavement care practice were reported in: the use of telephone, vide

SUBMITTER: Pearce C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931210 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature