Bereavement grief: A population-based foundational evidence study.

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b End-of-Life Care Research Group , Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Ghent University, Brussels , Belgium.

Published: August 2018

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.

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