Jove
Visualize
Contact Us

Related Experiment Videos

Bereavement care: seeing the body.

Fiona Haas1

  • 1Fitzalan Medical Center, Littlehampton. fionahaas@hotmail.com

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|April 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Viewing a deceased loved one

Related Experiment Videos

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Understanding the legal implications of living wills.

Nursing times·2005
Same author

Management of malignant spinal cord compression.

Nursing times·2003
See all related articles
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Bereavement Studies

Background:

  • Conventional wisdom suggests viewing the deceased aids grief.
  • This practice is believed to help individuals accept loss.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of viewing the deceased on grief.
  • To examine bereavement reactions in parents experiencing neonatal loss.

Main Methods:

  • The study analyzed bereavement reactions.
  • It specifically focused on parents following neonatal deaths.

Main Results:

  • General evidence supports viewing the deceased aiding grief.
  • However, a specific study on neonatal loss showed negative impacts.

Conclusions:

  • Viewing the deceased is generally beneficial for grief.
  • But it can be detrimental for parents after neonatal loss.