TY - JOUR T1 - 9–10 months postbereavement, caregiver grief, quality of life and general health are comparable with people who are non-caregivers and not recently bereaved JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103244 SP - ebnurs-2019-103244 AU - Jane Nicol Y1 - 2020/03/18 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2020/03/18/ebnurs-2019-103244.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Breen LJ, Aoun SM, O’Connor M, et al. Effect of caregiving at end of life on grief, quality of life and general health: a prospective, longitudinal, comparative study. Palliat Med 2020;34:145–54.Individualised bereavement support, pre-death and post-death, should be provided for all caregivers, not just those at risk of prolonged grief (PG).Further studies should ensure data collection takes place over a minimum of 12 months.A terminal diagnosis affects the patient and those around them, with informal carers providing much of the day-to-day care. This can impact negatively on caregivers, both psychologically and in their daily life. Recognising the potential impact on bereavement, studies1–3 have examined the relationship between caregiving and developing PG. PG is identified by preoccupation and yearning for the deceased with … ER -