title: New evidence for anticipatory grief.
abstract: This exploratory study was designed to learn more about the needs of the survivors of hospice patients. A transitions framework is proposed as a way to conceptualize both hospice care and anticipatory grief, and a new clinical tool--the 10-Mile Mourning Bridge--is presented for survivors' assessments of their progress in bereavement. Survivors perceived that the routine pre-death work of the hospice team had a positive impact on their subsequent well-being in bereavement.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012647:Self-Assessment