Use of Health Services and Support Resources by Immediate Family Members Bereaved by Suicide: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The knowledge on health service use, systematic follow-up, and support for families bereaved by suicide remains scarce. This scoping review includes studies from 2010 to March 2022 that investigate the follow-up and support offered by health services, peer support services, and other resources available (e.g., internet-based resources) for families bereaved by suicide. We followed the scoping review framework provided by the Johanna Briggs Institute and performed a double-blinded screening process using Covidence. Data were extracted by four researchers and a thematic analysis was performed to summarize the results. The PRISMA Extension for Scoping reviews was used for reporting results. Of 2385 studies screened by title, 190 by abstract, and 93 by full-text reading, we included 63 origina

SUBMITTER: Kaspersen SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9408753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature