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Area of Science:

  • Bereavement support
  • Grief counseling
  • Pastoral care in acute settings

Background:

  • Acute hospital care includes bereavement support for families of deceased patients.
  • Universal bereavement support involves providing educational information to aid grieving individuals.
  • This study assessed the value of memorial services and their educational components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand attendee perceptions of memorial services for remembering loved ones.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of educational materials within memorial services.
  • To determine if these services meet universal bereavement support strategy requirements.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study design.
  • Semistructured telephone interviews with 29 memorial service attendees.
  • Thematic analysis of transcribed audio recordings.

Main Results:

  • Attendees valued remembering and celebrating the deceased's life.
  • Participants found the educational materials helpful in navigating grief.
  • Attendees expressed appreciation for the hospital's bereavement care.

Conclusions:

  • Hospital memorial services are a valued universal bereavement support strategy.
  • These services play an important role in the grieving process for many attendees.
  • Effective bereavement support strategies are crucial in acute hospital settings.