Aims and objectives: To understand the influence of family caregivers' perceptions about patients' dying and death quality on their grief intensity. Background: Dying patients and their family caregivers face life-limiting illness together, and they work jointly to negotiate shared understandings and mutual adaptation to losses. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected via an online survey. The manuscript followed the STROBE report guideline. Methods: Family caregivers of patients who had died within 8–365 days prior were recruited.