Background Losing a child tragically impacts the well-being and functioning of parents. With
these effects extending beyond emotional, physical morbidity and compromising self …

Background: Provision of paediatric palliative care is complex and optimally covers meeting
the individual needs of a heterogenous population of children and their parent caregivers …

Purpose Parents' perceptions of their child's suffering affect their bereavement experience.
Identifying factors that shape parental perceptions of suffering could help build effective …

Background and objectives Healthcare professionals play an important role in supporting
and attending to families that experience a perinatal loss. Previous research has identified …

Much of the scholarly literature sees death as a taboo topic for Chinese. To test this
assumption, this study held seven focus groups in the Greater Toronto Area in 2017. It found …

Context There is growing recognition of the value to patients, families, society, and health
systems in providing healthcare, including end-of-life care, that is consistent with both …

Context Families are vital providers and recipients of pediatric palliative care (PPC) services.
Understanding the scope and nature of evidence at the intersection of family science and …

Purpose: The response of each child to terminal illness treatment is highly individual. This
will certainly affect the level and type of perceived needs. This study is conducted to …

Background and purpose: An infant or child death is devastating for parents. This study
examined parents' wishes regarding what they had or had not done and how they coped 1 …

In the early 1970s bereavement support groups were almost unknown. However, the
obvious benefits of the group process for recovery-the mutual support and understanding …