Regret and unfinished business in parents bereaved by cancer: A mixed methods study.
Wendy G LichtenthalKailey E RobertsCorinne CatarozoliElizabeth SchofieldJason M HollandJustin J FogartyTaylor C CoatsLamia P BarakatJustin N BakerTara M BrinkmanRobert A NeimeyerHolly G PrigersonTalia ZaiderWilliam BreitbartLori S WienerPublished in: Palliative medicine (2020)
Findings have implications for how providers work with families, including increasing treatment decision-making support, supporting parents in speaking to their child about illness, and, in bereavement, validating choices made. Grief interventions that use cognitive-behavioral and meaning-centered approaches may be particularly beneficial.