Parent Experiences of Child Loss and End-of-Life Care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Death of a child in the pediatric intensive care unit is a rare event that can occur after failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts, after a brain death diagnosis, or after a decision to limit therapeutic efforts. Nevertheless, even in the case of children with terminal and progressive illnesses, death is a crisis that comes as a surprise to parents and is perceived as unexpected. In the final stage of a child's life, health care staff play a key role in sharing feelings and experiences with the family and in supporting them throughout the process in order to facilitate the grieving process.

Objective

The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of parents whose children have died in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Methods

To address the study a

SUBMITTER: Alcon Najera S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature