Citation

Wilson DM, Cohen J, MacLeod R, Houttekier D. Death Stud. 2018; 42(7): 463-469.

Affiliation

End-of-Life Care Research Group , Vrije Universiteit, Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2017.1382609

PMID

28985143

Abstract

Information is needed on the incidence and prevalence of bereavement grief, and factors associated with severe or prolonged grief. Among 1,208 representative Canadian adults, 96% had experienced bereavement grief and 78% were actively grieving at interview. Grief levels were higher among women, Protestants and Catholics, when the death was under 2 years previously, when a spouse, parent, or child had died, and when the perceived death quality was lower. This study reveals the importance of good deaths; they are essential for dying people and also those who mourn their deaths.

Language: en

Keywords

Canada; bereavement; death quality; good death; grief; mourning; population; research; survey