Mechanisms of support: Coping with loss in a major children's hospital

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-89

  Dixon, Danny ^a   Vodde, Rich ^b   Freeman, Mary ^c   Higdon, Tami ^c   Mathiesen, Sally G ^d  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida and UF Health Shands Children s Hospital   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Coping; Grief; Needs assessment; Pediatric loss; Psychosocial aspects of coping with loss; Staff support; Staff turnover; Stressors

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEATH; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORKER; SUPPORT GROUP; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CLERGY; FLORIDA; GRIEF; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 23944522785     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v41n01_05     Document Type: Review

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