The spiritual dimension of parenting a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition: A mixed-methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spirituality refers to the dynamic dimension of human life that relates to the way that persons experience meaning, purpose, and transcendence. The complex task of parenting a child with a life-limiting condition may raise existential questions, which are easily overlooked by healthcare professionals.

Aim

We explored how the spiritual dimension becomes manifest in parents of children in pediatric palliative care.

Design

A mixed-methods systematic review was conducted, registered in Prospero (2021 CRD42021285318).

Data sources

PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycInfo, and Cochrane were searched for articles published between January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2023. We included original empirical studies that reported on spirituality of parents of seriously ill ch

SUBMITTER: Engel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548770 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature