K 03a SPECIAL SESSION: 342 Infant/Child NICU/PICU Deaths: Subsequent Health and Functioning of Parents, Grandparents, and Surviving Siblings

Saturday, 27 July 2019: 2:30 PM-3:00 PM
Summary
Overview of physical/mental health and functioning of 377 parents, 104 grandparents, and 132 siblings during the first year following 342 infant/child NICU/PICU deaths; what parents and siblings wished they had/had not done around infant/child death; NICU/PICU providers’ actions parents found helpful/not helpful; and school-aged children’s/teens’ responses to sibling death.
Organizer:  JoAnne M. Youngblut, PhD, RN, FAAN, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA