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Parents experiencing a child's end-of-life in a hospital setting undergo a chronological transformation characterized by distinct emotional struggles, decision-making challenges, and a critical need for flexible, transparent, and emotionally supportive family-centered care. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore how parents experience pediatric palliative and end-of-life care during their child's hospitalization.

August 22, 2026BMC PsychologyOpen Access

A qualitative study of Israeli parents’ experiences of child’s end-of-life care in a hospital setting

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AGAvital Gershfeld-LitvinAcademic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo CEChana Einhorn-PlesserAcademic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo YSYael Siedner-WeintraubShaare Zedek Medical Center

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Qualitative study reveals evolving emotional trajectories and communication barriers in bereaved parents, highlighting the need for flexible, transparent family-centered pediatric palliative care.

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To explore how parents experience pediatric palliative and end-of-life care during their child's hospitalization.
Conducted a qualitative investigation utilizing semi-structured interviews with 11 bereaved parents (9 mothers and 2 fathers) in Israel between February and May 2024.
Analyzed qualitative interview narratives using thematic analysis to identify distinct experiential stages and themes.
Identified four chronological periods reflecting parental experiential changes alongside their child's evolving clinical status.
Generated eight core themes encompassing internal struggles, decision-making challenges, communication barriers regarding death, parting rituals, and long-term grief adaptation.

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Gershfeld-Litvin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895e96ca7ade938187cb2a https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05379-4

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Qualitative study reveals evolving emotional trajectories and communication barriers in bereaved parents, highlighting the need for flexible, transparent family-centered pediatric palliative care.

A qualitative study of Israeli parents’ experiences of child’s end-of-life care in a hospital setting

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A qualitative study of Israeli parents’ experiences of child’s end-of-life care in a hospital setting

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