Bereavement care for families part 1: a review of a paediatric follow-up programme.
The World Health Organization suggests that palliative care needs to offer a support system to the family during the patient's illness as well as during his/her bereavement. Bereavement follow-up services in paediatrics offer families an additional source of support in their grieving process. This article reviews the development of a bereavement follow-up programme delivered by the paediatric palliative care team and explores the lessons learnt and challenges faced in developing the programme.
deJong-Berg
Margaret A
MA
Stollery Children's Hospital, WMC University Hospital, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7. maberg@ualberta.ca
deVlaming
Deborah
D
D000416:Alberta; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital; D010166:Palliative Care; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support