Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth in a national sample of pediatric oncology professionals

Gerhart, James; deBettencourt, Joseph; McLean, K.; Kent, Paul

doi:10.1002/pon.5156

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“…The frequency of healthcare providers that attend their patients' funerals, within pediatric oncology, was analyzed by using secondary data from a previous study of the prevalence of post-traumatic distress among professionals working in pediatric oncology (Gerhart et al, 2019). Participants were recruited by email from a national database of pediatric healthcare workers (Children's Oncology Group, COG).…”

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Attending Patient Funerals as a Follow-Up Practice of Pediatric Oncologists

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Illness, Crisis & Loss

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This study assessed pediatric oncology professionals’ attitudes and attendance at patient funerals. Many professionals endorsed some level of agreement that funeral attendance respects professional boundaries. Nearly all pediatric oncology professionals (89.2%) reported attending a patient funeral at least once, a rate significantly higher than estimates in other specialties ( p <.001). Attitudes and rates of attendance were slightly higher in older physicians. While periodic funeral attendance may have been somewhat normative in this sample, further reflection and research is needed to ensure the risks and benefits of involvement in funerals and other family rituals and practices are better understood.

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