Table 3.

Identified themes in qualitative studies and narrative reviews (n = 9).

Study	Cultural beliefs about death				Expressions of grief			Social conventions		Stressors
	Group differences	Continued bond	Religion	Rituals	Overall	Gender	Acculturation	Cultural values	Social support	Cultural differences	Economic stress	Legal status
	n = 6	n = 5	n = 6	n = 6	n = 7	n = 2	n = 2	n = 3	n = 5	n = 1	n = 1	n = 1
	70%	60%	70%	60%	80%	20%	20%	30%	60%	10%	10%	10%
Bravo (2017)									✓			✓
Clements et al. (2003)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cowles (1996)				✓	✓
Diaz-Cabello (2004)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Eisenbruch (1984a)	✓
Eisenbruch (1984b)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Hardy-Bougere (2008)	✓		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Munet-Vilaro (1998)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Schoulte (2011)	✓	✓	✓		✓			✓	✓