Healio (5/26, Byrne ) reported, “Health care institutions and their staffs must take action to ensure bereavement care shifts from ‘an afterthought to a public health priority,’ according to a position paperpublished in The Lancet Public Health.” Bereavement care “often is considered part of palliative care; however, there often is a lack of continuity of care for bereaved individuals after a person dies in palliative or end-of-life care settings, the paper’s authors contend.” The gap in care “can leave bereaved individuals with feelings of abandonment and lack of access to support services, as well as increased risk for morbidity and mortality.” Healio interviewed paper co-author Wendy G. Lichtenthal, PhD.
Related Links:
— “Bereavement care, often an ‘afterthought,’ should be public health priority,”Jennifer Byrne, Healio , May 26, 2024