Best practices in children's bereavement: A qualitative analysis of needs and services.
The death of a loved one is a tumultuous, confusing, and emotional time for children. The purpose of the study is to consolidate the knowledge, resources, and recommended practices concerning children's bereavement so as to better understand their need for support and how to meet it. Methods: We con...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Pain Management Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 119 - 127 |
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=122651405&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 122651405 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 19395914 903P jtl: Journal of Pain Management issn: 19395914 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2017 vid: 10 iid: 1 pid: 1040 pub: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. place: Hauppauge, New York artinfo: ui: 122651405 122651405 122651405 122651405 ppf: 119 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Best practices in children's bereavement: A qualitative analysis of needs and services. aug: au: Gao, Molly Slaven, Marissa affil: Bachelor of Arts and Science Program, Faculty of Arts and Science and Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada sug: subj: Bereavement In Infancy and Childhood Palliative Care Qualitative Studies Child Human Thematic Analysis Art Therapy Play Therapy Child: 6-12 years ab: The death of a loved one is a tumultuous, confusing, and emotional time for children. The purpose of the study is to consolidate the knowledge, resources, and recommended practices concerning children's bereavement so as to better understand their need for support and how to meet it. Methods: We conducted a qualitative analysis of the current and best practices supporting children's bereavement through interviewing experts and examining relevant literature. We used theoretical sampling and purposeful sampling techniques such as maximum variation to generate expert interviews. We used the constant comparative method until thematic saturation was accomplished. Results: Themes are divided into two major sections: unique aspects of children's grief and recommended practices. Experts noted that children may experience grief in short spurts and then return to their daily activities, that some children may grieve at each developmental stage and milestone, and that children may try to console their parents at the expense of addressing their own grief. Recommendations include using proper medical terminology and avoiding euphemisms, normalizing grief, peer support with other bereaved children, and therapies in addition to one-on-one counselling such as art therapy and play therapy, among others. Conclusions: There is consistent evidence throughout the literature and agreed upon by experts regarding how children experience grief and what services should be available to them. Expert knowledge and recommendations can be situated in theoretical knowledge on grief, the dual process model of coping and the chronic sorrow model. Further research is recommended to better address the needs of this very vulnerable population. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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