Public Health Palliative Care Unit, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, Australia.
Omega (Westport). 2021 Dec;84(2):596-616. doi: 10.1177/0030222820904877. Epub 2020 Feb 18.
The aim of this study was to provide a better understanding of current memorialization practices and their influence on grief due to bereavement and to explore ways of improving bereavement outcomes. The qualitative research design incorporated two phases, a scoping literature review, followed by in-depth interviews with eight service providers from the funeral, cemetery, and crematorium industries across Australia. The trend toward informal memorialization practices blurs the roles of community members and formal industry service providers. A public health approach to bereavement support that encompasses both groups is recommended as the most appropriate response to the evolving landscape. This approach focuses on building partnerships between industry service providers and other community organizations involved in end-of-life issues. We propose that reframing the role of formal industry service providers as educators and facilitators partnered within compassionate communities will support improved outcomes for the bereaved.
本研究旨在更好地了解当前的纪念实践及其对丧亲之痛的影响，并探索改善丧亲结局的方法。这项定性研究设计包括两个阶段，首先进行范围广泛的文献回顾，然后对来自澳大利亚殡葬、墓地和火葬场行业的 8 名服务提供者进行深入访谈。非正式纪念实践的趋势模糊了社区成员和正式行业服务提供者的角色。建议采用一种公共卫生方法来提供丧亲支持，将这两个群体都包括在内，这是应对不断变化的局面的最合适的回应。这种方法侧重于在殡葬行业服务提供者和其他参与临终问题的社区组织之间建立伙伴关系。我们提出，将正式行业服务提供者的角色重新定义为教育者和促进者，并与富有同情心的社区合作，将有助于改善丧亲者的结局。
