“The medicine is the easy part”: Pediatric physicians’ emotional labor in end-of-life care

Physicians who care for children with life-threatening conditions are uniquely positioned to support families through the dying phase when treatment efforts have failed. Taking on this role for families requires a great deal of time and strategic emotional labor. Drawing on in-depth interviews with...

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Main Author: Amanda M. Gengler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321523001087