"You either need help …you feel you don't need help…or you don't feel worthy of asking for it:" Receptivity to bereavement support.

This study explored factors that influence receptivity to bereavement support from palliative care services in rural, regional, and remote Western Australia. METHOD: The study comprised a qualitative descriptive research design using semistructured interviews with 24 bereaved individuals, nine palliative care health professionals, and four Aboriginal Health Professionals. Participants were recruited via palliative care services in country Western Australia. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed. Result Findings revealed that a range of individual, social, and geographical factors influence receptivity to bereavement support and can impact on utilization of bereavement support services. Significance of results Receptivity provides a frame of reference to enhance understanding of factors influencing engagement in psychosocial support in bereavement. Receptivity promotes a shift of service provider perspectives of effective supportive care to consumer-centric reasons for engagement. PMID: 29352832 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: research