Informing social work practice through research with parent caregivers of a child with a life-limiting illness.
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care
; 8(4): 356-81, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Pediatric palliative care is an evolving field of practice in social work. As such, research plays a critical role in informing best social work practices in this area. For parents, caring for a child with a life-limiting illness (LLI) is a stressful experience that compounds the usual challenges of parenting. The negative aspects of caring for a child with an LLI are well documented. In the face of such adversity, parent caregivers can also experience positive changes caring for children with even the most serious conditions. This article presents results from a research study of posttraumatic growth in parents who are caring for a child with a LLI. Using mixed methods, two overarching themes were prominent in both the quantitative and qualitative data. The first describes stress related to financial burden associated with caregiving. The second theme concerns the posttraumatic growth experienced by the parent caregivers. The quantitative and qualitative data have been woven together to underscore issues and parental perspectives related to these two themes. This provides a unique and important platform for parent caregivers' experiences that can inform the work of social workers and other pediatric palliative care professionals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Padres
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Relaciones Profesional-Familia
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Servicio Social
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Cuidado Terminal
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Cuidadores
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá