Trauma to Transformation: the lived experience of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening illnesses in Singapore

• Main Authors: Dutta, Oindrila, Tan-Ho, Geraldine, Choo, Ping Ying, Low, Casuarine Xinyi, Chong, Poh Heng, Ng, Carolyn, Ganapathy, Sashikumar, Ho, Andy Hau Yan
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Bereavement; Pediatric Palliative Care
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144923
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 2016, over 6.6 million children died globally, and 245 children died in Singapore. Chronic illnesses are prevalent causes of child mortality around the world. Despite growing research that examines the lived experience of parents bereaved by their child's chronic life-threatening illness, th...