Extensive research demonstrates that pediatric medical events can be traumatic for patients, caregivers, and siblings, but the aftereffects of these potentially traumatic events for the family and its members are not well documented. Through focus groups with patients, caregivers, and siblings, this qualitative study examined the perceived consequences of potentially traumatic medical events for individual family members and the family as a whole. Sixteen focus groups (6 caregiver, 5 patient, 5 sibling) were conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildren and their family members may experience potentially traumatic events during medical treatment that can result in pediatric medical traumatic stress reactions. Play is a normative part of childhood that may facilitate engagement in medical care and may be incorporated in trauma-informed care. This qualitative study used semistructured interviews to examine the role of play and its potential use in trauma-informed care.
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