Physicians' contact with families after the death of pediatric patients: A survey of pediatric critical care practitioners' beliefs and self-reported practices

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Borasino, Santiago ^a   Morrison, Wynne ^b   Silberman, Jordan ^c   Nelson, Robert M ^b   Feudtner, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Communication; Critical care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CULTURE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249084376     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0952     Document Type: Article

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