Discussion of Spirituality in Family Conferences of Infants With Neurologic Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spirituality serves as a mechanism to understand and cope with serious illness, yet little is known about how families and clinicians incorporate spirituality in pediatric family conferences.

Objectives

We sought to characterize the frequency and nature of spiritual statements in conferences between families and clinicians caring for infants with neurologic conditions.

Methods

In this descriptive qualitative study, we used an existing dataset of audio-recorded, de-identified, transcribed family conferences of infants with neurologic conditions. Inclusion criteria for infants were 1) age < 1 year, 2) presence of a neurologic condition, and 3) planned conversation about neurologic prognosis or goals of care. We used a content analysis approach to code the d

SUBMITTER: Peralta D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659047 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature