Providing support to children during the loss of an important adult in the ICU

Providing support to children during the loss of an important adult in the ICU
Intensive Care Medicine; by Ruth Kleinpell, Bénédicte Gaillard-Le Roux, Jozef Kesecioglu; 5/25
Research on bereavement care in the ICU has demonstrated associated benefits, including facilitating emotional adjustments, meaning-making, and resilience. As Rowland and colleagues highlight, helping children process information effectively without feeling overwhelmed is important, as they need supportive adults to provide honest, developmentally appropriate explanations. The strategies highlighted in their narrative review can help ICU clinicians to tailor bereavement care for children to support them through the loss of an important adult in the ICU.