When a child dies: Pediatric oncologists' follow-up practices with families after the death of their child

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1626-1631

  Granek, Leeat ^a   Barrera, Maru ^b,c   Scheinemann, Katrin ^d,e   Bartels, Ute ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENDING FUNERAL; ATTENDING HOSPITAL MEMORIAL; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONDOLENCE CARD; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FAMILY COUNSELING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FOLLOW UP PRACTICE; GROUNDED THEORY; LONG TERM MEETINGS WITH PARENT; MAKING PHONE CALL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING; ONCOLOGIST; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST; SENDING AN EMAIL; SHORT TERM MEETINGS WITH PARENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISITATION; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CHILD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ONCOLOGY; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84955664953     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3770     Document Type: Article

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