End-of-life and bereavement support to families in cancer care: a cross-sectional survey with bereaved family members

Table 4 Relationship between quality of support and bereavement outcomes (Spearman’s correlation coefficient)

	Bereavement outcomes
Quality of support	Coping³ Meaning-Making	n	Coping³ Benefit-finding	n	Coping³ Identity change	n	Resilience⁴ BRS-6	n	Grief intensity⁵ BGQ-5	n
Quality of family support (ICE-FPSQ)¹	0.12	30	0.17	30	− 0.12	29	0.13	30	− 0.16	30
ICE-FPSQ Cognitive support¹	0.17	30	0.26	30	0.33	29	0.29	30	− 0.30	30
ICE-FPSQ Emotional support¹	0.09	30	0.12	30	− 0.05	29	0.08	30	− 0.08	30
Quality of EoL care (CANHELP)²	0.16	25	0.47*	25	− 0.08	25	0.49*	25	− 0.35	25

Note. * p < 0.05
¹ ICE-FPSQ = “ICEland Family Perceived Support Questionnaire” care, the “ICE-FPSQ Cognitive subscale”, and the “ICE-FPSQ Emotional subscale”
² CANHELP = “CANadian Health Care EvaLuation Project– Bereavement version”
³ Coping = “Meaning-making question”, “Benefit-finding question”, and “Identity change question”
⁴ BRS-6 = “Brief Resilience Scale”
⁵ BGQ-5 = “Brief Grief Questionnaire”

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