Effectiveness of professional training in bereavement care: Survey of <scp>J</scp>apanese pediatricians supporting families who have lost a child

Setou, Noriko; Sakaguchi, Yukihiro; Kurokawa, Kayoko; Takada, Satoshi

doi:10.1111/ped.12605

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“…Pediatricians recognize that involvement with bereaved families is left to the doctor's discretion after a child's death. This result is similar to that of a previous quantitative survey involving neonatologists and pediatric neurologists in Japan wherein doctors personally provided support to bereaved families . In a survey on bereavement care in Japanese pediatric nurses, bereavement care differed with each nurse .…”

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confidence: 83%

“…This result is similar to that of a previous quantitative survey involving neonatologists and pediatric neurologists in Japan wherein doctors personally provided support to bereaved families. 9 In a survey on bereavement care in Japanese pediatric nurses, bereavement care differed with each nurse. 10 Furthermore, when a doctor coped with a child's death by himself/herself, he/she experienced mental burden.…”

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Bereavement care in Japanese pediatrics: Pediatrician awareness in practice

Fujita

Hamada

2019

Pediatrics International

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Background A child's death affects not only family members but also the health‐care professionals involved in patient care. The education system for bereavement care in Japan, however, is not set up in a systematic way, and the care provided is based on the individual experience of the health‐care professional. The aim of this study was to investigate pediatrician awareness of and actual circumstances involved in bereavement care in Japan. Methods A qualitative descriptive study was conducted at four facilities in Japan. Data collected using semi‐structured interviews of 11 pediatricians were assessed using inductive qualitative analysis. Results Pediatrician recognition of the elements of bereavement care was categorized as follows: (i) developing relationships with families before a child's death is important in bereavement care; (ii) after the child dies, family involvement is left to the doctor's discretion; (iii) coping with a child's death myself through past experience is essential; (iv) doctors involved in a child's death also experience mental burden; and (v) a system for the family's bereavement care must be established. Two categories were established according to actual circumstances involved in bereavement care: (i) attention must be given to the emotions of the families who lost a child; and (ii) doctor involvement with bereaved families depends on doctor awareness and expertise. Conclusion Japanese pediatricians provided bereavement care to families who lost their children in a non‐systematic manner. This is necessitates improvement of the self‐care of health‐care professionals with regard to grief by improving bereavement care‐related education. Additionally, health‐care professionals must be trained, and a national‐level provision system must be established to provide high‐quality bereavement care to families who lose a child.

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Bereavement care in Japanese pediatrics: Pediatrician awareness in practice

Fujita

Hamada

2019

Pediatrics International

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“…A Japanese study (Kitao et al, 2018) conducted across 64 NICUs utilized a questionnaire on coping designed by Setou and Takada (2012) and reported that nurses were significantly more likely to use coping methods if they experienced high psychological distress compared to if they were not experiencing psychological distress. Coping responses on this questionnaire included talking to colleagues, accepting the death of babies as their fate, and considering it part of their job, resting, and distraction.…”

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Burnout and coping strategies in pediatric and neonatal intensive care staff.

Butcher¹,

Morrison²,

Balogun³

et al. 2024

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

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Objective: Staff in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (PICU and NICU) experience high rates of burnout due to the highly stressful environment. There is growing literature describing stress and burnout, but to date, no review of the evidence specific to pediatric and neonatal intensive care. For the development of interventions to reduce and prevent burnout, there needs to be a better understanding of this evidence. Little is known about coping strategies employed by critical care staff; it is important to collate and critique this literature to inform interventions. The objective of this systematic review was to examine burnout occurrence and coping strategies among staff working in PICU and NICU. Methods: A systematic search of Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Medline, AMED, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Nice Evidence, and EMBASE was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Results: Studies measuring burnout and/or coping in PICU and NICU were included in the review. Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria, the majority of which used a quantitative cross-sectional design. Of the included studies, 14 measured burnout, and 17 measured coping. Conclusion: Staff working in pediatric and neonatal intensive care settings experience high rates of burnout. While staff may have the ability to use coping strategies, often time and lack of awareness mean they don't. Psychologically informed interventions are required to prevent burnout and to provide staff with the tools and resources to develop healthy coping strategies in order to boost their well-being. Those interventions must then be formally evaluated to determine their impact on staff psychological outcomes.

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Effectiveness of professional training in bereavement care: Survey of Japanese pediatricians supporting families who have lost a child

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Bereavement care in Japanese pediatrics: Pediatrician awareness in practice

Bereavement care in Japanese pediatrics: Pediatrician awareness in practice

Burnout and coping strategies in pediatric and neonatal intensive care staff.

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