Article: "Place bonding" in children's hospice care: a qualitative study

This piece of research examined parents' perspectives and experiences of a hospice in the UK, to understand the barriers and/or facilitators to accessing a hospice, and what characteristics parents wanted from hospice provision. Focus groups and in-depth semi-structured interviews were used with parents who both used and didn't use the hospice.  The research found that for parents, finding a place where they belonged and felt at "home" made the decision to accept help in caring for their child more acceptable.

Dunabar, H., Carter, B & Brown, J. 2018.  "Place bonding" in children's hospice care: a qualitative study.  BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, August published online.

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