Context Specialized pediatric palliative care (SPPC) is increasingly involved in the care of
seriously ill children, yet the evidence on its impact has not been comprehensively reviewed …

OBJECTIVE: To review the instruments used to assess the impact of PPC interventions.
DATA SOURCES: Five databases (Embase, Scopus, The Cochrane Library, PsychInfo …

Background: Specialized pediatric palliative care programs aim to improve quality of life and
ease distress of patients and their families across the illness trajectory. These programs …

Context To dramatically advance the evidence base for pediatric palliative care (PPC)
interventions, practices, and programs in the US and similar practice settings, the field needs …

Context Children with cancer and their families have complex needs related to symptoms,
decision-making, care planning, and psychosocial impact extending across the illness …

Context Although specialized pediatric palliative care (SPPC) teams increasingly provide
home-based care, the evidence of its impact has not yet been systematically evaluated …

Objective To synthesize the perspectives of a broad range of pediatric palliative care (PPC)
clinicians and parents, to formulate a consensus on prioritization of the PPC research …

At least 20 million children would benefit from Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) annually, and
8 million children would need specialized PPC services. In the USA alone, more than …

Background The number of children and young people (CYP) living with life-limiting and life-
threatening conditions is rising. Paediatric palliative care is a relatively new aspect of …

Context Since the publication of the IMPaCCT project in 2007, much effort has been made to
develop new approaches to pediatric palliative care (PPC). Fifteen years later, it is time to …