Social, psychological and physical impact of bereavement on individuals
Life events are considered as incidents that are related to either temporary or permanent life incidents. Very often, it is detrimental to people health as well as well-being. It has both positive and negative impacts on individual lifestyle. In this prospect, the achievement could enhance them to move forward in life. However, failure could be threaten under the terms of disappointment. Therefore, necessary support is required to overcome such frustrated situation, which is caused by a wide variety of events. This report will discuss the impact of significant life events based on given case scenario of Rita. Moreover, a discussion will reflect those impacts on health and social care services, while an individual experienced significant life events.
Life events could create significant changes in individual lives abruptly or suddenly. According to Gale et al. (2014), very often people cannot deal with the sudden life events. However, these life events also create a negative impact on the individual, and it could be judged through understanding the status of that event. As per this case scenario, Rita has died due to breast cancer disease. The disease was identified before three months of her death, and she refused to take any medical treatment for this particular health issues.
For seven years Rita and her friend, Sue has been living in a sheltered house. They are friends for 40 years, and they are feeling comfortable in that house. Rita had come here because she cannot cope up withher family and faced associated ageing issues. However, the shelter room environment was right for her due to available support from other roommates.
It can be assumed that she had lost her will to live due to an occurrence of such dominant life-threatening disease. Therefore, she had refused to take any medical treatment from the professionals. In this prospect, the appearance of such disease is the major life event, where Rita may face associated issues along with such physical problems. As per the argument of Frost, Rubinand Darcangelo(2016), a person gets mentally disturbed, ill and irritated due to such life event.Stress could be the common factor, which creates a negative impact on Rita’s well-being. Possible interventions were available for her, but she had rejected to take any ind of treatment.
She had not any early experience with any support from the hospital, and that could lead her to stressful condition. Yan, Li & Sui (2014) commented that such events also have a considerable effect on people’s wellbeing as well as social life. This case scenario could be better understood through the realistic fact on both Physical and psychological terms. People often try to cut off themselves from the social circle, colleagues and family while they are facing such life troubling issues (Dustmann and Fasani 2016). Therefore, Rita also refused to take any medical intervention due to such associated concerns.
Group responses when an individual is bereaved
Group support is the vital aspect for the bereaved person, who is suffering from significant life issues. Many group types can provide support to that person who is under terminal illness. Families, colleagues, religious communities and friends are the part of this group. These individuals could handle the situation, while the person will face extreme stress (Soto 2015). They can provide their support in various ways. In this context, Oswald, Protoand Sgroi (2015) commented that family could respond to the patient by staying with them at the hospital and praying. It will provide a company to the patient, who is suffering from the life-threatening disease.
The family could be present with Rita until she died. In the sheltered room, her friend Sue and other roommates were available, while she was suffering from such issue. There is no mention in the case scenario about the family support offered to Rita. Rita can take the company from her family members for getting excellent assistance during the treatment process. Perhaps, she had not gained the proper confidence to make the treatment due to lack of family assistance.
On the other hand, colleagues and friends can provide both emotional and moral support to Rita so that she can take possible treatment to resolve certain health issues. As mentioned in the case study, Rita had enjoyed her living environment due to support from her old friend Sue and other roommates. Friends can respond through attaining distinct shift at the hospital, where Rita can take her treatment. The case study has not provided an example of friends care while Rita was diagnosed with Breast cancer. However, it can be assumed from the previous analysis that friends are available to provide moral support.
Over the last decade, bereavement was considered as possible adjustment plan to overcome issues on clinical intervention. In the current period, it is considered as an essential process along with the palliative care services. Bevan et al. (2015) commented that palliative care offers support to the families while the patient is ill. Healthcare team also provides an approach to address the patient needs and their families. Nurses, Doctors and caregivers are affected by the death of an individual, who suffers from a life event. When people die, they leave significant emotional and social impact on the healthcare professionals, who are associated with the entire treatment process. Cheng, Lau and Chan (2014) commented that friends, families and staff workers being upset after the death of a patient.
Impact on others in health and social care
Health-care staffs being upset because they feel an emotional bonding with the patient. In many cases, it has been observed that healthcare professionals think very badly while the patient becomes died. On the other hand, the reputation of healthcare professional gradually decreased due to death of the patient. In this case-scenario, medical professionals were supportive for the specific health concern of the Rita. However, Rita refused to take any medication for the breast cancer. Medical professionals have accepted her wish. Health team has recognized this to support the individual at the end of life stage, but they can endeavour any alternative way such as bereavement counselling to convince the patient for taking required medication.
Conclusion
It can be deduced that family members, colleague and healthcare professionals have the fundamental responsibility to provide moral support to the individual during terminal illness. As per the case scenario, Rita had died due to breast cancer, and she had refused to take any medication for that purpose. The medical professional had accepted her wish for supporting her at the end of life stage. In this significant life events, support from family and colleagues could be sufficient for Rita. Organisations could endeavour counselling process for assessing the stressed condition while patient does not feel comfortable with the medication process. Therefore, concluding summary has reflected a critical discussion on the impact of life events in individual life.
Regulatory procedures have active responsibility for providing the support to bereaved persons. This responsibility needs to be maintained for ensuring the quality standard on health management policies. In this context, there are various norms and systems, which are followed by the hospital. In the UK, there are multiple organisations like Cruse Bereavement Care, Paul’s Fund, Samaritans and others. They are developing the new national standard of Bereavement care in response to the specified duty of clients, volunteers and staffs. This report will highlight the required policies to maintain the bereavement standard. This discussion will show positive impact for taking external support on Bereavement care.
The organisation will facilitate the entire care service through ensuring equality at all level. They will enable the quality control measure based on the local service standard and competencies. Competencies are related to staff ability for providing the bereavement care with consistent skill. Fundamental principles are integrated here under the terms of safety, respect as well as confidentiality. Confidentiality is required for respecting the privacy of each patient in response to safeguarding and data protection (Utz2015). Compliance is necessary to fulfil the need and grieve of each bereaved person. In this section, principles are essential under the terms of sensitivity and compassion.
Conclusion
Cruse Bereavement Care is adopting these standards along with the professional code of practice. Yamada and Iso (2016) commented that these standards are included for planning, access, supervision and assessment. Besides, they have another set of regulation when the patient died and experienced significant life events. Under the Medical Act 1983, organisations should be supportive of the person, who is in terminal illness stage. Support is also required for relatives and the family members (CRUSE2017).
On the other hand, Cruse Bereavement Care has different benchmarks for maintaining the people’s well-being and safety. In the given case scenario, Sandra had faced difficulties to handle her responsibility for her family after the death of her husband. She was very much close to her husband. Therefore the inevitable end of him left her to a distressed situation. Thus, such life events have displayed adverse impact, where Sandra could not cope up with the social situation. In this time grief counselling support Sandra to overcome the initial shock of her husband died. Through the assistance of Rebecca, Sandra becomes to get an opportunity to reveal her emotion. Therefore, the counsellor, who has shown proper empathy and patience for maintaining the patient’s well-being, ensures care standard.
Family members, friends and relatives are primarily affected by the death of an individual. In the case scenario, it has been visualised that Sandra becomes psychologically weak to face the society and her responsibilities after her husband’s death. Therefore, supporting bereaved individuals is crucial while they break down emotionally due to death of their loved one. Very often it also shows the impact on physical and psychological status. In the opinion of Mousa Thabet and Vostanis (2017), such individuals are often getting into the drinking and smoking. They think that this will be the best method for overcoming such kind of loss. However, there are lots of ways for the people under the terms of bereavement care. Communication and constant interaction could be a method for overcoming significant losses (Elborn et al. 2016). According to Pawlotsky et al.(2015), cooperation is valid because the bereaved person could overcome himself or herself through expressing her feelings. Through doing this, the person could restrain himself or herself from mental damage. In the given case scenario, Sandra’s family member suggested that bereavement counsellor may be supportive for overcoming the situation.
On the other hand, hospital staff can also provide support for psychiatric help. In this assessment, the team will determine the mental trauma of the patient and also give them the advice to overcome specific issues. Also, family members and people in the social circle can provide support to the bereaved individual. According to Slavich and Irwin (2014), this social support is required to provide emotional assistance. In this case, family members are spending more time with that individual. Very often, people do not want to share their viewpoint due to fear or other factors. In this prospect, neighbours and relatives have to play a crucial role along with the support of healthcare workers.
A report on organisational standard on bereavement care
Support is considered under various firms in response to a bereaved individual because it directs them to make way for resolving unstable mental constraints. In the UK, both external and internal support is available for bereaved people. Cruse bereavement care is the leading national organisation, which provides support, information and advice when someone dies. They also offer email, telephone, face to face and web support. They are also providing training to the external organisations (CRUSE 2017).
They provide free of cost care and conduct regular workshop too. In the case scenario, it has been visualised that Sandra has suffered severe trauma due to the sudden death of her husband. Sandra can get proper support from this organisation, where she can get effective counselling service from experienced authority. The organisation is suitable to maintain the entire care standard as per legal guideline under the terms of care quality, privacy and other factors. In this context, Hutteman et al. (2014) commented that family members also have to take proper responsibility along with the external support. Within this environment, the patient will feel secure and comfortable to cope up with the current situation.
Conclusion
It can be concluded that organisational policies and procedures have the critical role as well as responsibilities for the bereaved people. UK organisations follow specific system to maintain the quality standard of bereavement care. Associated staffs and volunteers are responsible for keeping those guidelines under the terms of ethics, confidentiality and supervision. For instance, Cruse Bereavement care has specific benchmarking to protect patient’s wellbeing as well as safety. In the case study, it has been visualised that Sandra had faced severe mental trauma due to death of her Husband. However, she gradually resolves from such situation through the support of grievance counselling. Through the help of the counsellor, she has gained control over her emotion. Therefore, external support is adequate to reduce the adverse impact of significant life events. Organisations provide proper suitability for those people through advising and sincere supervision. In this context, relatives also have to be supportive of maintaining comfortable environment around the bereaved people.
An organisational response is essential to ensure the wellbeing of the people, well-being, while they are facing serious illness. Very often the severe disease is the primary cause of other associated symptoms and ultimate death. In this case, organisations are supportive to providing relief from the symptoms. Their goal is to improve the quality of life for both the patients and their families. This report will shed light on the organisational duty and effectiveness to maintain people’s wellbeing. The in-depth analysis will also reflect possible recommendation to enhance the care standard.
Healthcare organisations in the UK are sincere and supportive the patient’s well-being during terminal illness. However, these supports are not only crucial for the patient but also it is essential for the associated employees. Employees have to accelerate their intervention process with significant manner through motivation. In this context, Boersma et al. (2014) commented that healthcare professionals have to supervise the entire hospital support, which has been taken for the patient, who is experiencing significant life events. In the organisations like Cruise bereavement care and miscarriage, association apply effective techniques and innovation plan to extend the support effectiveness.
Organisation system is divided in to the specific segment for providing these facilities. One group is associated to provide adequate counselling(Prince et al. 2015).After the counselling process, staffs can get a suitable situation to express their viewpoint on patient’s death or other concerns(Gageet al.2017). In this time, they also provide counselling to the healthcare professionals, who are handling the patients. According to Dick et al. (2015), healthcare workers cannot treat the patient properly if they are in the unstable mental situation. This situation can occur due to emotional bonding with the patient.
Patient has the right to decide on the medication process, and often they refuse aggressive treatment. In this time, the medical team accepts their wish to ensure comfortable death. Therefore, support is required at the point of diagnosis and medication process. Organisations also provide annual leave to those care professionals for cope up with the death of the patient. Very often patient could have died in spite of available support sources (Schwarzbachet al. 2014). Therefore, leave policy can be incorporated to divert the mind from the deadly incident. Such kind of motivation, improve their performance (Brayne, Carr and Goosey 2015). Besides, organisations also take the support of equipment and tools to provide most optimal care to the patient. Therefore, organisations consider grief application for both the patients and healthcare professionals.
It is clarified that support is useful for the people, who are suffering from the adverse effect of significant life events. Assistance is required to motivate them to cope up with the current situation within the society. Through the proper grievance, people can get control over their emotion and drive their life towards right track (Bethell et al. 2014). Through the support from internal and external sources, they can fight against any difficult situation in life. In this context, I have specific skill and capabilities to ensure proper care quality. It is true that very often patient could have died in spite of the available treatment. In this case, the patient refuses to take aggressive medication.
I have many skills to deal with such patient and their families. I am sincere to make sure that patient will not face any depression due to specific life events and its associated impact. People when lost their nearest one they become frustrated and cannot deal with the society and family environment. I am very proficient on communication skill to deal with such people. I can give competent advice to them for handling the scenario of bereavement. I think palliative care has a substantial impact on the patient for reducing the stress level during terminal illness. I have gained proper experience in this field through communicating with people, who have experienced various changes in their life. I have motivated them properly, and they have successfully get support to overcome their issues during such time. According to O’Connor and Nock (2014), communicative skill is essential for fulfilling a different kind of need of the people based on the situational perspective. Therefore, I am giving priority to this skill.
Inter-relationship skill is also a real strength of me. Through this, I can handle any critical nature with proper patience as well as responsibility. Through appropriate interaction, I can understand the specific situation of the people. This approach helps me to take appropriate decision in respect to the different circumstances of each people. During the counselling process, I have learnt that vast array of ability and skill is required to fulfil the demand of each patient, very often patient could not express his or her viewpoint due to fear or other private concern. Therefore, confidentiality is critical for maintaining patient’s ethics as well as their comfort. In this prospect, I have learnt to pay undivided attention and empathy for resolving the frustrated situation of people.
Recently my friend has called me to give counselling to her mother, who is suffering from severe trauma after the death of her only sister, Miss Casanova. She was too much close to her, but she died due to bowel cancer. She cannot do anything for her because the disease was detected in the last stage. Now her mother blamed herself for her sister’s death. In this regard, I have to provide proper support, which will resolve her mother current mental instability. I have to take all responsibilities through which she can face reality as soon as possible. Therefore, I have used my inter-relation and useful communication skill to understand her mother’s condition. Through my support, she got proper control over her emotion. I have also extended my support for giving her advice to busy her mind on external work like household activities.
Healthcare organisations of the UK have the active policy and standard to provide both care and aftercare support to the patient. However, bereaved people could not get proper opportunity to take support from external source due to lack of in-home care services (Staufenbiel et al. 2014). In this case, constant improvement is required along with the enhanced support. Through the in-home care services, organisations and care professional can provide support to the other family member and relatives (Schmitt et al. 2014). This approach is required to reduce the adverse impact of significant life events within the community. In this context, organisations could develop new workforce or team with whom clients can easily contact to get in-home care services. Through this service, they can extend their support service for some more extended duration. Therefore, organisational professionals start burial service for providing constant assistance to the patients. Thus, the patient can gradually cope up with their regular life easily. In-home care services can boost the morale of entire care standards.
Conclusion
It can be deduced that providing support is useful to resolve the frustrating situation, which could be occurred from significant life events. Very often healthcare professionals are affected while patient died in spite of available treatment. This condition could hamper their regular working activity. In this context, Cruise bereavement care and Miscarriage association have their unique counselling program. They are also providing leaves to the healthcare team for making them time to overcome the emotional situation. In the current scenario, organisations need to incorporate in-home care service to maintain constant touch with the bereaved people. In-home care facility is more comfortable at all level of bereavement care by under the terms of proper ethics and empathy. Organisations need to follow appropriate guidelines and privacy norms to implement this in-home care service.
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