Only 14% of the reviewed grief-training articles provided a theoretical framework or empirical definition of grief, and all focused on bereavement grief¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Only 14% of articles (n = 6) provided a theoretical framework or empirical definition of grief; where described, grief was a non-linear process experienced in waves, and the focus of all articles was bereavement grief. → Sikstrom L 2019

Evidence¶

Sikstrom L 2019¶

Sikstrom L, Saikaly R, Ferguson G, Mosher PJ, Bonato S, Soklaridis S. (2019). Being there: A scoping review of grief support training in medical education. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224325

q2 · i? · review · r2

Descriptive synthesis of the included literature. The review reports "only 14% of articles (n = 6) provided a theoretical framework or empirical definition of grief" and characterizes grief as a non-linear process experienced in waves.

"Our scoping review found that only 14% of articles (n = 6) provided a theoretical framework or empirical definition of grief [33]. Grief was described as a non-linear process that is experienced in “waves,” rather than a slow incremental improvement in symptoms [33–35]."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Grief training in medical education is most often delivered as short voluntary workshops focused on transmitting knowledge about death, dying and bereavement
• Grief training outcomes were usually measured by immediate self-assessment showing increased knowledge and comfort, with few studies measuring patient care, physician well-being or longitudinal effects
• Implementing grief training faces multi-level challenges including small class sizes, faculty turnover and low motivation because some physicians do not consider grief support part of their job — related