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Bereavement Follow‐Up After the Death of a Child as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology
Author(s) -
Lichtenthal Wendy G.,
Sweeney Corinne R.,
Roberts Kailey E.,
Corner Geoffrey W.,
Donovan Leigh A.,
Prigerson Holly G.,
Wiener Lori
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.25700
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , blood cancer , pediatric oncology , childhood cancer , grief , health care , family medicine , psychosocial support , cancer , nursing , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
After a child's death to cancer, families commonly want continued connection with the healthcare team that cared for their child, yet bereavement follow‐up is often sporadic. A comprehensive literature search found that many bereaved parents experience poor psychological outcomes during bereavement and that parents want follow‐up and benefit from continued connection with their child's healthcare providers. Evidence suggests that the standard of care should consist of at least one meaningful contact between the healthcare team and bereaved parents to identify those at risk for negative psychosocial sequelae and to provide resources for bereavement support. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.