A Bereavement Support Program for Survivors of Cancer Deaths: A Description and Evaluation.

Souter, Susan J.; Moore, Timothy E.

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ERIC Number: EJ398706

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Publication Date: 1990

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A Bereavement Support Program for Survivors of Cancer Deaths: A Description and Evaluation.

Souter, Susan J.; Moore, Timothy E.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v20 n1 p31-43 1989-90

Describes bereavement support program for survivors of cancer deaths developed by Riverdale Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Presents detailed program evaluation which asked bereaved survivors who were program participants for one year to evaluate program aspects and facilitation of their grief by volunteers. Recommendations for expansion and improvement of the program are made. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Bereavement, Cancer, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Grief, Participant Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Social Support Groups, Widowed

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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