The provision of bereavement care by general practitioners: data from a sentinel network
In the majority of cases GPs reach out to the relatives of their deceased patients to offer bereavement care. Given their familiarity with the deceased person, particularly instances of non-sudden death, the GP seems to be well-positioned to provide bereavement care, especially support that focuses on reviewing the period leading up to the death.
Authors
- H. Roeline W. Pasman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6856-2964)
- Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9440-1248)
- Sophie C. Renckens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5775-1927)
- Nienke J. Veldhuijzen
Institutions
- Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02625-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64