Table 3 Specification of the persons/organisations who/that gave support to the parents after the death of their child, as reported by the 64 focus group participants
From: How do parents experience support after the death of their child?
Person/organisation who/that gave support | Number of participants who reported receiving support after the death of their child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Emotional | Instrumental | Informational | |
Health care professionals | |||
Preventive health care | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Primary carea | 43 | 23 | 9 |
Secondary careb | 33 | 35 | 29 |
Maternity care outside the hospital | 15 | 9 | 5 |
Acute care outside the hospital | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Mental health care | 28 | 4 | 3 |
Other professionals | |||
Funeral service | 10 | 20 | 12 |
(Pre)school-related care | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Work-related care | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Informal network | |||
Partner | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Family | 49 | 22 | 5 |
Social network | 38 | 18 | 2 |
Support groups | 18 | 6 | 7 |
Otherc | 7 | 10 | 6 |