Interventions for bereaved parents following a child’s death: A systematic review

Abstract

Very little evidence of sufficient quality is available to confirm the effects of intervention measures on bereaved parents and siblings following a child's death. Well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to improve our understanding of the efficacy and implementation of interventions targeting bereaved parents and siblings.

Effects of a family‐support programme for pregnant women with foetal abnormalities requiring pregnancy termination: A randomized controlled trial in China

“…The family-support programme was based on psychological stress theory (Jiang, 2005), social exchange theory (House, 1981), and local and international studies of the psychosocial needs and social support interventions required by pregnant women with foetal anomalies (Allahdadian et al, 2015;Chen, Qian, Liu, Lin, & Lin, 2015;Endo et al, 2015;Flenady & Wilson, 2008;Koopmans et al, 2013;Roose & Blanford, 2011;Xu, Cheng, & Qian, 2014). A multidisciplinary team (a psychologist, two obstetric clinicians, one researcher, and two nurses) developed the programme after conducting pilot studies on the psychological needs and family support status of pregnant women with foetal anomalies.…”

Early Interventions Following the Death of a Parent: Protocol of a Mixed Methods Systematic Review

“…While researchers have been calling for more homogeneous and methodologically sound studies [30-32], bereavement care services have developed practices based on experience and feedback from the users of the services. This mixed methods systematic review has the potential to shed light on much of the uncertainty around the conceptualization and helpfulness of preventive bereavement interventions for children who lose a parent to death.…”

“…It was informed by the methods sections of previous reviews on bereavement interventions [32,35] and was devised together with a university librarian. The search terms will combine keywords referring to the intervention and the population.…”

“…Its conceptualization, timeframes, and effectiveness have not been thoroughly explored. The dearth of high-quality and methodologically equivalent studies [30-32] seem to have led to the general conclusion that the grief field remains in its infancy [33]. …”

Vanhempien parisuhteeseensa toivoma tuki lapsen kuoleman jälkeen

“…(9-14.) Tuen merkitys lapsen kuoleman jälkeisessä tilanteessa on tunnistettu, ja tutkimusta erilaisista tukimuo doista ja niiden vaikuttavuudesta on tehty (13,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19). Myös parisuhdenäkökulma on ollut kes kiössä joissakin tutkimuksissa (3,(6)(7)(8)(20)(21)(22), mutta parisuhteeseen toivottua tukea lapsen kuoleman jälkeisessä elämäntilanteessa ei ole tutkittu, vaikka tiedetään lapsen kuoleman ole van kriisi parisuhteelle (3,6,7).…”