title: Hospice disease types which indicate a greater need for bereavement counseling.
abstract: This article attempts to find a correlation between certain disease types and increased needs for bereavement services for survivors. Data were examined from those requesting increased bereavement services from a hospice provider in Kentucky, over a 2-year span. The survivors were then matched with the disease type of their loved one to see whether there was a connection between the two. Although limited in its scope and focus, the study revealed that patients surviving Alzheimer disease, lung cancer, and renal failure consistently (at least 50% of the time) required increased bereavement services after the death of their loved one. Other disease types indicated more erratic patterns for increased grief services.
authors.affiliation: Hospice of Western Kentucky, 3419 Wathens Crossing, Owensboro, KY 42301, USA. b.jones@hospiceofwky.org
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000401:mortality; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001601:Bereavement; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006302:Health Services Research; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data