Early Parental Adjustment and Bereavement After Childhood Cancer Death

This study comprehensively explored parental bereavement and adjustment at 6 months post-loss due to childhood cancer. Interviews were conducted with 18 mothers and 13 fathers. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed based on qualitative methodology. A model describing early parental berea...

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Published in:	Death studies Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 497 - 520
Main Authors:	Barrera, Maru, O'Connor, Kathleen, D'Agostino, Norma Mammone, Spencer, Lynlee, Nicholas, David, Jovcevska, Vesna, Tallet, Susan, Schneiderman, Gerald
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis Group 01-07-2009 Routledge Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Adjustment Adjustment (to Environment) Adolescent Adult Aged Bereavement Canada Cancer Child Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Coping Death Death & dying Fathers - psychology Foreign Countries Grief Health technology assessment Humans Identification (Psychology) Infant Interpersonal Relations Interpersonal Relationship Interviews Interviews as Topic Longitudinal Studies Middle Aged Models, Psychological Mothers - psychology Neoplasms - mortality Parent Attitudes Parent Child Relationship Parent-Child Relations Parents Parents & parenting Profiles Self Concept Social Networks Social Support Stress, Psychological World Views Young Adult Canada
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Summary:	This study comprehensively explored parental bereavement and adjustment at 6 months post-loss due to childhood cancer. Interviews were conducted with 18 mothers and 13 fathers. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed based on qualitative methodology. A model describing early parental bereavement and adaptation emerged with 3 domains: Perception of the Child, describing bereavement and adjustment prior to and after the loss; Perception of Others, including relationships with partners, surviving children, and their social network; and Perception of the World, exploring parents' perceived meanings of the experience in the context of their worldview. Domains are illustrated by quotes. Profiles of parental bereavement emerged.
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ISSN:	0748-1187 1091-7683
DOI:	10.1080/07481180902961153