Context Approximately 25% of children diagnosed with cancer eventually die. Losing a child
puts parents at increased risk for developing psychological problems. Objectives To explore …

Purpose It is still uncertain whether or not parents can ever come to terms with the loss of a
child and whether professional or social support facilitate the long-term grief process …

Purpose Parents of children that die from cancer are at increased risk of significant long-term
psychosocial and physical morbidities. Less, however, is known about the experience of …

Background This study examined care needs and utilisation of psychosocial support
services among parents of children who had received specialist paediatric palliative care, as …

Background The death of a child is a devastating event that results in profound grief and
significant psychosocial and physical morbidities in parents. The parental grief journey is a …

Objective: This study analyzes symptom perception by parents and healthcare professionals
and the quality of symptom management in a pediatric palliative home care setting and …

Purpose: To investigate patterns of grief and depression in a sample of parents whose child
had died of cancer, and to examine factors related to burden of illness and end-of-life care …

Introduction Despite palliative care being offered to paediatric cancer patients, it has limited
utilisation and often excludes parental support. Therefore, this review aims to consolidate …

Background: Palliative care principles are known to support the experiences of children and
their families throughout the illness trajectory. However, there is little knowledge of the …

Objective: The death of a child from cancer is an intense and life-changing loss for a parent.
Guided by the principles of patient-and family-centered care, hospital-based caregivers …