Category Archive for: "pediatric"

The Provision of Spiritual & Pastoral Care Following a Stillbirth in Ireland: A Mixed-Methods Study

October 25, 2017 pediatric, Perinatal

BACKGROUND: The death of a baby is recognised as one of the most difficult bereavements with life-long impact for parents. How bereaved parents are cared for influences their grief journey. [...]
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Spirituality of childhood cancer survivors

October 19, 2017 cancer, pediatric

With the survival rates for childhood cancer growing, studies point to both the challenges and possible opportunities for personal growth that children with cancer may experience throughout their [...]
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Matters of spirituality at the end of life in the pediatric intensive care unit

October 19, 2017 ICU, pediatric

OBJECTIVE: Our objective with this study was to identify the nature and the role of spiritualityfrom the parents’ perspective at the end of life in the PICU and to discern clinical [...]
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We can handle this: parents’ use of religion in the first year following their child’s diagnosis with cystic fibrosis

October 13, 2017 pediatric

The diagnosis of a child’s life-shortening disease leads many American parents to utilize religious beliefs. Models relating religious constructs to health have been proposed. Still lacking [...]
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The role of professional chaplains on pediatric palliative care teams: perspectives from physicians and chaplains

October 13, 2017 pediatric

CONTEXT: Pediatric palliative care (PPC) specialists recognize spiritual care as integral to the services offered to seriously ill children and their families. Little is known about how PPC [...]
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