Culturally-sensitive information-sharing in pediatric palliative care

This study aimed to learn about experiences of Mexican American and Chinese American families who require pediatric palliative care. This article describes parents' perceptions of information-sharing by health care providers during their child's hospitalizations and at their child's d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2010-04, Vol.125 (4), p.e859-e865
Hauptverfasser: Davies, Betty, Contro, Nancy, Larson, Judith, Widger, Kimberley
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to learn about experiences of Mexican American and Chinese American families who require pediatric palliative care. This article describes parents' perceptions of information-sharing by health care providers during their child's hospitalizations and at their child's death. The study used a retrospective design of grounded theory analysis. Participants included 36 parents (26 Mexican American and 10 Chinese American) from 28 families who experienced between 6 months and 5 years before study participation the death of a child who was aged
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2009-0722