Public perceptions and participation in children’s palliative care: Promoting positive cultures of communication
Authors: Randall, D. and Çavuşoğlu, H.
Pages: 60-83
DOI: 10.4324/9781003384861-5
Abstract:In this chapter, common beliefs, attitudes and values about children’s palliative care encountered at the public health level are outlined. These beliefs, attitudes and values held by children, informal carers and healthcare professionals include perceptions of what dying and death mean in childhoods. How children’s perceptions of death are formed and the influence of media representations, cultural and religious/spiritual contexts are explored. The historical understanding of death in childhood across time and cultures is evaluated, and modern legal frameworks and media influence discussed. In particular, the exemplars of epidemics and pandemics and how children’s death is seen are used to understand the way childhood deaths are politically, socially and culturally sensitive. Finally, the concept is considered of a children’s palliative public health nursing, with the possibility of promoting among the public understanding of a good death in childhood.
Source: Scopus
Public perceptions and participation in children’s palliative care: Promoting positive cultures of communication
Authors: Randall, D. and Çavuşoğlu, H.
Editors: Randall, D., Neilson, S. and Downing, J.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Source: Manual