Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

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Background

  • Bereaved parents demonstrate increased risk for long-term psychological problems and poorer overall quality of life. Bereavement support programs can promote improved coping and are positively received by parents but remain underutilized.
  • Virtual programs may help address barriers to accessing bereavement resources, such as families’ physical distance to the hospital and trauma reactions when exposed to a setting where the child received care.
  • The objective of this quality improvement study is to examine caregivers’ bereavement experiences and perspectives on HOPE Group, a virtual group program for bereaved caregivers administered by the palliative care team at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.

Keywords

bereaved parents, palliative care team, grief, coping

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Quality Improvement Honorable Mention Award

Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.

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May 3rd, 9:10 AM May 3rd, 11:00 AM

Virtual Support for Bereaved Parents: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Efficacy of HOPE Group

Background

  • Bereaved parents demonstrate increased risk for long-term psychological problems and poorer overall quality of life. Bereavement support programs can promote improved coping and are positively received by parents but remain underutilized.
  • Virtual programs may help address barriers to accessing bereavement resources, such as families’ physical distance to the hospital and trauma reactions when exposed to a setting where the child received care.
  • The objective of this quality improvement study is to examine caregivers’ bereavement experiences and perspectives on HOPE Group, a virtual group program for bereaved caregivers administered by the palliative care team at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.