Tracey McConnell, Kathryn Gillespie, Noah Potvin, Audrey Roulston, Jenny Kirkwood, Daniel Thomas, Angela McCullagh, Lorna Roche, Marcella O'Sullivan, Kate Binnie, Amy Clements-Cortés, Lauren DiMaio, Zara Thompson, Giorgos Tsiris, Ranka Radulovic, Lisa Graham-Wisener
BACKGROUND: Informal carers of terminally ill patients play a vital role in providing palliative care at home, which impacts on their pre- and post-death bereavement experience and presents an up to 50% greater risk for mental-health problems. However, developing and implementing effective bereavement support remains challenging. There is a need to build the evidence base for music therapy as a potentially promising bereavement support for this vulnerable population. This study aimed to co-design an international best practice agenda for research into music therapy for informal carers of patients pre- and post-death bereavement...
February 7, 2024: BMC Palliative Care