1. Bereavement Services and African Americans
Meghan Hall
CSN 742

2. Access to Bereavement Support (Hospice/elderly)
Populations/factors with low use of bereavement support:
Males (45.21)
African Americans (7.44)
Hispanics (4.00)
Micropolitan (9.16)
Rural (3.63)

3. Additional considerations
More often African American hospice patients were discharged to home to die
Non-profit agencies provided more holistic/complete care
Advance directives had a positive implication for use of bereavement services

4. Perinatal Bereavement for Black Adolescents
Current literature focuses on middle class white women
Participants in this study Hispanic and Black Adolescents (16-21)
Per 1,000 live births, non-Hispanic Black women experience loss at compared to 5.63 white women

5. Current Issues
Communication and emotional support from nurses and physicians needs improvement with adolescent minorities
More research
When loss is not anticipated, more concentrated support is needed

6. References
Fenstermacher, K. (2014). Enduring to Gain New Perspective: A Grounded Theory of Study of the Experience of Perinatal Bereavement in Black Adolescents. Research in Nursing and Health. 37 (2). p
Dean, S., Libby, K., McAuley, W., Nostrand, J. (2014) Access to Bereavement Services in Hospice. Omega. 69(1) p