Parenting In The Face Of Childhood Life-threatening Conditions: The Ordinary In The Context Of The Extraordinary

Title

Parenting In The Face Of Childhood Life-threatening Conditions: The Ordinary In The Context Of The Extraordinary

Creator

Mooney-Doyle K; Deatrick JA

Identifier

DOI: 10.1017/S1478951515000905

Publisher

Palliative & Supportive Care

Date

2016

Subject

Distress; Framework; Child; Perspectives; Cancer; Health Policy & Services; Serious Illness; Outcomes; Families; Bereaved Siblings
Life-threatening Condition; Palliative Care; Parenting; Pediatrics; Qualitative Description

Description

OBJECTIVE:
Uncovering what it means to be a parent during the extraordinary time of a child's life-threatening condition (LTC) is important for understanding family goals, decision making, and the work of parenting within this context.
METHOD:
Qualitative descriptive methods were employed to describe the everyday experience of parenting both children who have an LTC and their healthy siblings.
RESULTS:
Some 31 parents of 28 children with an LTC who have healthy siblings participated in our study. Four themes emerged from the data that describe a parental desire to maintain emotional connection with all of their children, how parents use cues from their children to know them better and develop parenting strategies, how parents change as a result of caring for a child with an LTC, and how they strive to decrease suffering for all of their children.
SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS:
The findings of our study have implications for clinical practice, family-focused research, and health policy pertaining to families of children with life-threatening conditions.

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Citation List Month

June 2016 List

Citation

Mooney-Doyle K; Deatrick JA, “Parenting In The Face Of Childhood Life-threatening Conditions: The Ordinary In The Context Of The Extraordinary,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 18, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/10540.