Suicide-Bereaved Siblings' Perception of Health Services

The authors investigated suicide-bereaved siblings' reported reasons for seeking or not seeking professional support, their reported satisfaction when receiving it, and their recommendations to health services when meeting suicide-bereaved siblings. Using qualitative content analysis of 18 inte...

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Published in:Death studies 2015-01, Vol.39 (6), p.323-331
Main Authors: Pettersen, Rossana, Omerov, Pernilla, Steineck, Gunnar, Dyregrov, Atle, Titelman, David, Dyregrov, Kari, Nyberg, Ullakarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude to Health
Bereavement
Cancer and Oncology
Cancer och onkologi
Content analysis
Female
Grief
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health technology assessment
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
Patient Satisfaction
Perceptions
Qualitative Research
Siblings
Siblings - psychology
Suicide - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Young Adult
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Summary:The authors investigated suicide-bereaved siblings' reported reasons for seeking or not seeking professional support, their reported satisfaction when receiving it, and their recommendations to health services when meeting suicide-bereaved siblings. Using qualitative content analysis of 18 interviews with suicide-bereaved siblings, the authors found that the perception of health services as being helpful was influenced by both the participants' and by the deceased siblings' experiences with health services. They conclude that the bereaved sibling's and the deceased sibling's unmet needs may generate negative attitudes toward health services, which reduces the likelihood of seeking professional help as well as medication acceptance in some cases.
ISSN:0748-1187
1091-7683
1091-7683
DOI:10.1080/07481187.2014.946624