Dignity in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review.

Context: Children are a uniquely vulnerable patient population with restricted abilities for self-advocacy and autonomy, risking infringement upon their dignity. Yet the concept of dignity in pediatrics remains underexplored relative to the adult literature and other outcome measures.

Objectives: To characterize how dignity is defined, evaluated, and/or measured in pediatrics.

Development and Implementation of a Telemental Health Program for Caregivers in a Children's Hospital Setting.

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How I approach: Defining the scope of psychosocial care across disciplines in pediatric hematology-oncology.

To provide the standard of psychosocial care for children with cancer and hematological disorders and their families, multidisciplinary teams must clearly define their scope and collaborate in ways that optimize the quality and efficiency of care. A new organizational structure was leveraged to delineate roles and scope for each psychosocial discipline at our institution. We developed a document, the scope of psychosocial care (SPC), that serves as a platform for making patient care decisions and provides opportunities for the reevaluation of programming.

College Student Experiences of Grief and Loss Amid the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

This study examined types of and reactions to loss experienced by a sample of 162 undergraduate and graduate students in the United States amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. Results indicated students reported an average of 6.33 losses with loss of normalcy being the most prominent.

Predictors of Continuing Bonds Among Bereaved Adolescents.

This study examined the relationship between continuing bonds (CBs) among 50 bereaved youth (ages 11-17) and their bereaved adult caregivers, and predictors of CBs among youth. Results indicated there was not a significant relationship between caregiver CB and youth CB. However, significant relationships were found between youth bereavement symptomatology, their relationship to the deceased, and youth CB.