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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2004;6:415-416.

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ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Parents’ Assessment of Quality of Care and Grief Following a Child’s Death

Background: Deaths among children are rare, but the effect on family members is profound. Compared with adult deaths, information about grief, recovery, and quality of care is sparse.

Objectives: To describe aspects of bereavement for parents who had experienced the death of a child and to compare these aspects by parent sex, type of death, and overall experience.

Design: In-person interviews with families, primarily parents, a mean of 21.8 months after the child's death.

Setting: Academic, tertiary care, faith-based children’s hospital.

Participants: Fifty-nine child deaths and 79 parents or guardians.

Main Outcome Measures: In-person interviews, including standard instruments for bereavement and quality of care: the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief and the Comprehensive Assessment of Satisfaction With Care–Short Form.

Results: Fathers and mothers had similar levels of grief. Mothers who experienced the sudden death of their child had . . . [Full Text of this Article]

ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY

ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY

ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY