Strategies to prepare hospice providers to interact with adolescents with a parent in hospice

Strategies to prepare hospice providers to interact with adolescents with a parent in hospice
Palliative & Supportive Care; by William Grayson, Denice Kopchak Sheehan, Pamela S Stephenson, Kristen DeBois, Caitlin Sheehan; 5/25
The sample included 18 young adults (18-28 years old) whose parents died in hospice or palliative care while they were adolescents (12-18 years old). Semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. The participants described a variety of skills that are important for hospice providers to know. They provided specific suggestions for hospice providers who seek to help adolescents navigate this critical time when their parents are dying or have recently died. These results can also be used to inform the development of interventions that assist hospice providers with strategies tailored to an adolescent's specific needs.