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Death Studies Volume 46, 2022 - Issue 4
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Sources of social support and its importance for cancer-bereaved spouses and their minor children: A cross-sectional study

Maja Holma Department of Health Care Sciences, Palliative Research Centre, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, Sweden;b Department of Nursing Sciences, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2074-5985View further author information
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Megan Weber Falka Department of Health Care Sciences, Palliative Research Centre, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-1997View further author information
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Malin Lövgrena Department of Health Care Sciences, Palliative Research Centre, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, Sweden;c Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4736-500XView further author information
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Ulrika Kreicbergsa Department of Health Care Sciences, Palliative Research Centre, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, Sweden;c Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8185-781XView further author information
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Anette Alvarizaa Department of Health Care Sciences, Palliative Research Centre, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, Sweden;d Capio Palliative Care Unit, Dalen Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-0245View further author information
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Josefin Sveena Department of Health Care Sciences, Palliative Research Centre, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, Sweden;e Department of Neuroscience, National Center for Disaster Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 996-1002 | Published online: 18 Jun 2020
 
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sources from which bereaved families with minor children reported receiving social support after the death of a parent/partner and which sources they perceived as important. Using an online platform, 23 adolescents, 42 parents, and 27 parent proxies for children aged 4–11 years, completed questionnaires. Family and friends were valued as the most important sources of social support, while social support from societal institutions, such as health care and school, was considered less important, and insufficient.

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This work was supported by Erling-Persons Family Foundation.

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