SynthesisPloS one2021
Bereavement care for ethnic minority communities: A systematic review of access to, models of, outcomes from, and satisfaction with, service provision.
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- How to tackle inequities in bereavement support for ethnically diverse communities: a national qualitative study using experience-based co-design.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Development of the 'Culturally Informed Ecological Model of Grief' - a national qualitative study of bereavement experiences among ethnically diverse communities.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice.Palliative medicine · 2026Article
- The 'equity turn' and bereavement: From rhetoric to realisation.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
- Health service access for ethnically underrepresented communities: A scoping review of complex interventions.PloS one · 2026Article
- Bereavement service deserts: A 2024 statewide assessment of bereavement services.Death studies · 2025Article
- Grief, bereavement and prolonged grief disorder: scoping and mapping the evidence.BJPsych open · 2025Review
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- A rapid review of the evidence for online interventions for bereavement support.Palliative medicine · 2025Review
- Qualitative Bereavement Experiences and Support in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Omega · 2024Article
- Community engagement in a seaside town: evaluation of Good Grief Weston festival.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- 'Sadly I think we are sort of still quite white, middle-class really' - Inequities in access to bereavement support: Findings from a mixed methods study.Palliative medicine · 2023Article
- Engaging and supporting the public on the topic of grief and bereavement: an evaluation of Good Grief Festival.Palliative care and social practice · 2023Article
- Risk factors associated with poorer experiences of end-of-life care and challenges in early bereavement: Results of a national online survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic.Palliative medicine · 2022Article
- Support needs and barriers to accessing support: Baseline results of a mixed-methods national survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic.Palliative medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo review and synthesize the existing evidence on bereavement care, within the United Kingdom (UK), for ethnic minority communities in terms of barriers and facilitators to access; models of care; outcomes from, and satisfaction with, service provision.
designA systematic review adopting a framework synthesis approach was conducted. An electronic search of the literature was undertaken in MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Social Work Abstract and CINAHL via EBSCO, Global Health, Cochrane library, the Trip database and ProQuest between 1995 and 2020. Search terms included bereavement care, ethnic minority populations and the UK setting.
resultsFrom 3,185 initial records, following screening for eligibility, and full-text review of 164 articles, seven studies were identified. There was no research literature outlining the role of family, friends and existing networks; and a real absence of evidence about outcomes and levels of satisfaction for those from an ethnic minority background who receive bereavement care. From the limited literature, the overarching theme for barriers to bereavement care was 'unfamiliarity and irregularities'. Four identified subthemes were 'lack of awareness'; 'variability in support'; 'type and format of support'; and 'culturally specific beliefs'. The overarching theme for facilitators for bereavement care was 'accessibility' with the two subthemes being 'readily available information' and 'inclusive approaches'. Three studies reported on examples of different models of care provision.
conclusionsThis review reveals a stark lack of evidence about bereavement care for ethnic minority populations. In particular, understanding more about the role of family, friends and existing support systems, alongside outcomes and satisfaction will begin to develop the evidence base underpinning current provision. Direct user-representation through proactive engagement and co-design approaches may begin to determine the most appropriate models and format of bereavement care for ethnic minority communities to inform service design and delivery.
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