2020
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001947
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The dying parent and dependent children: a nationwide survey of hospice and community palliative care support services

Abstract: background Annually, across the world a substantial number of dependent children experience the death of a parent through lifelimiting illness. Without support, this has longterm implications for children's emotional, social and physical well-being, impacting on health and social care services globally. Limited information exists on how service providers are meeting family needs when a parent with dependent children is dying. Aim To determine the bereavement support provided to families with dependent children… Show more

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“…Existing health and social care structures for people with dementia rarely seem to meet the needs of this particular group. In contrast, support services for children and young adults in the context of palliative care is a natural part of the palliative care philosophy and are well integrated into palliative care services (Cockle-Hearne et al, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Existing health and social care structures for people with dementia rarely seem to meet the needs of this particular group. In contrast, support services for children and young adults in the context of palliative care is a natural part of the palliative care philosophy and are well integrated into palliative care services (Cockle-Hearne et al, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Professionals feared any intervention on their part might worsen the situation, rather than improve it. The phrase 'opening a can of worms' was cited in several articles [15][16][17]; it was alluded to by professionals and researchers alike over concerns of potentially complicating a situation [18,19], and not being able to cope emotionally in the aftermath [16]. They had "concerns about saying the wrong thing, being perceived as critical of parenting, or the potential to cause distress to children and their families when exploring children's support needs" [20].…”
Section: Fear Of Opening a Can Of Wormsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The situation became more disorderly and chaotic, and the nurses found it more difficult not being able to control and/ or restore the order in the family. " [26] Thus, while professionals empathised with the parents, recognising that they might be having difficulties accepting their prognosis and have the desire to protect their own children from distress, their own perceived duty to the child led to a dilemma that left them feeling powerless [18,19,21,22,[25][26][27]:…”
Section: Caught In Between Family Dynamics and Their Own Valuesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…To facilitate family resilience, there is often a need for parents to be encouraged, equipped and supported to meet the needs of their children throughout the EOL experience [16]. Providing support for children's parents not only enhances a parent's capacity to support their children through this highly stressful life-event, but can also be emotionally protective for them as caregivers [17,18].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%