Kimberley Widger
Biographic Data
| ID | 354983 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kimberley Widger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kimberley |
| FAMILY NAME | Widger |
| SIGNATURE | WIDGER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8132-061X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The influence of emotions on referral practices to pediatric palliative care services in oncology settings in Canada.
An Exploration of How Parents Did Waiting for Their Child's Transplant
Current evidence shows that waiting for a child's solid organ, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant can cause social, emotional, and psychological suffering for children and their families. Despite waiting being a central theme, little research has investigated what families do while they are waiting in hospital and home settings and what daily life looks like in these contexts. This narrative ethnographic study explored what waiting may look lik…
Parents' experiences of waiting for their child's transplant
Waiting for a child transplant is a form of suffering for parents, yet little research has explored how parents experience waiting and how healthcare providers can impact their waiting experiences. The purpose of this article is to investigate how parents experienced the process of waiting for their child's transplant with a specific focus on the impact of healthcare providers on parents' experience of waiting. Six parents from four different fam…
The Sensory Experience of Waiting for Parents of Children Awaiting Transplant
Despite the senses being a valuable source of knowledge, little research has explored the sensory process of medical experiences. This narrative ethnographic study investigated how the senses shaped parents’ experiences of waiting for their child to receive a solid organ, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant. Six parents from four different families primarily participated in sensory interviews as well as observations that explored the question: H…
Siblings’ voices
Sibling relationships reflect a unique childhood bond, thus the impact on a sibling when a child is seriously ill or dying is profound. We conducted a prospective, longitudinal, qualitative study over 2 years using interpretive descriptive methodology to understand siblings' perspectives when a brother or sister was dying at home or in hospital. The insights from the 10 siblings revealed complex experiences, both personal and with the ill child, …
Screening suburban/rural children for lead exposure, iron deficiency
Screening suburban/rural children for lead exposure, iron deficiency. R Guthrie, A Orfanos, K Widger, B Luskin, C Francemone, and D NadlerCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.78.7.856 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Parents' experiences of waiting for their child's transplant
Waiting for a child transplant is a form of suffering for parents, yet little research has explored how parents experience waiting and how healthcare providers can impact their waiting experiences. The purpose of this article is to investigate how parents experienced the process of waiting for their child's transplant with a specific focus on the impact of healthcare providers on parents' experience of waiting. Six parents from four different fam…
Siblings’ voices
Sibling relationships reflect a unique childhood bond, thus the impact on a sibling when a child is seriously ill or dying is profound. We conducted a prospective, longitudinal, qualitative study over 2 years using interpretive descriptive methodology to understand siblings' perspectives when a brother or sister was dying at home or in hospital. The insights from the 10 siblings revealed complex experiences, both personal and with the ill child, …
Screening suburban/rural children for lead exposure, iron deficiency
Screening suburban/rural children for lead exposure, iron deficiency. R Guthrie, A Orfanos, K Widger, B Luskin, C Francemone, and D NadlerCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.78.7.856 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Siblings’ voices
Sibling relationships reflect a unique childhood bond, thus the impact on a sibling when a child is seriously ill or dying is profound. We conducted a prospective, longitudinal, qualitative study over 2 years using interpretive descriptive methodology to understand siblings' perspectives when a brother or sister was dying at home or in hospital. The insights from the 10 siblings revealed complex experiences, both personal and with the ill child, …
The Sensory Experience of Waiting for Parents of Children Awaiting Transplant
Despite the senses being a valuable source of knowledge, little research has explored the sensory process of medical experiences. This narrative ethnographic study investigated how the senses shaped parents’ experiences of waiting for their child to receive a solid organ, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant. Six parents from four different families primarily participated in sensory interviews as well as observations that explored the question: H…
An Exploration of How Parents Did Waiting for Their Child's Transplant
Current evidence shows that waiting for a child's solid organ, stem cell, or bone marrow transplant can cause social, emotional, and psychological suffering for children and their families. Despite waiting being a central theme, little research has investigated what families do while they are waiting in hospital and home settings and what daily life looks like in these contexts. This narrative ethnographic study explored what waiting may look lik…
Parents' experiences of waiting for their child's transplant
Waiting for a child transplant is a form of suffering for parents, yet little research has explored how parents experience waiting and how healthcare providers can impact their waiting experiences. The purpose of this article is to investigate how parents experienced the process of waiting for their child's transplant with a specific focus on the impact of healthcare providers on parents' experience of waiting. Six parents from four different fam…
The influence of emotions on referral practices to pediatric palliative care services in oncology settings in Canada.
Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (3 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Bone marrow transplant (2 works) · Bone marrow transplantation (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works)