Citation

Newsom C, Schut HAW, Stroebe M, Birrell J, Wilson S. Death Stud. 2015; 40(2): 71-79.

Affiliation

b Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2015.1068244

PMID

26619748

Abstract

Standardized, evidence-based risk assessment is an important component in providing effective bereavement care. E-health intake assessments have been offered alongside or instead of in-person assessments, although evidence concerning the equivalence of assessment results is lacking. This article examines differences between a semi-structured intake assessment for grief intervention conducted over the telephone (N = 330) and in-person (N = 115). Differences in scores and clinical implications were evaluated. Although composite assessment scores were lower in the telephone condition, further examination revealed this occurred in the semi-structured assessment of risk of complications, not the structured grief symptom assessment. Implications for care provision are discussed.

Language: en