Grief in the caregiver of the child dead by cancer: scoping review
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Keywords

Grief
Caregivers
Parents
Neoplasms
Child
Death

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Carreño-Moreno, S., Chaparro-Díaz, L., Carrillo, G. M., & Gómez-Ramírez, O. J. (2019). Grief in the caregiver of the child dead by cancer: scoping review. Duazary, 16(2), 281–294. https://doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.2755

Abstract

The objective or aim for this review was to synthesize the methodological approach that has been studied and integrate the findings of the grief process in caregivers of children who died of cancer. A scoping review was conducted of 19 studies published in journals indexed between 2010 and 2017. The findings were treated with open inductive coding techniques. The results showed a mostly qualitative approach, involving mother and mother, with one year between the death of the child and entry into the study. The results of the studies revealed that because grief is lived as a response to the physical rupture of the bond with the child, it is through work on ties that grief can be overcome. The key links are those with the deceased child, with the living children, with the spouse, with the family and the health team. Therefore, continuous and compassionate accompaniment of the caregiver is required from the moment of the diagnosis of the child with cancer, which allows the construction of assertive links. After the death of the child, it is necessary to maintain the continuity of care and encourage the caregiver to participate in support groups.
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