The parents’ ability to attend to the “voice of their child” with incurable cancer during the palliative phase.
Health PsychologyPublished 31 March 2015
Marijke C. Kars, Mieke Grypdonck, Leonie C de Bock, Johannes J. M. van Delden
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Whether or not the voice of children approaching the end-of- life is heard, often depends on their parents' ability to give them a voice.
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Whether or not the voice of children approaching the end-of- life is heard, often depends on their parents' ability to give them a voice. Professional caregivers have a difficult task in supporting parents in giving their child his or her voice, while at the same time preserving their, and their parents', ability to cope.
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