Background Despite the high potential to improve the quality of life of patients and families,
palliative care services face significant obstacles to their use. In countries with high-resource …

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

Background: Although international guidelines recommend discussions about goals of care
and treatment options for children with severe and life-limiting conditions, there are still few …

Cross-national understanding of place of death is crucial for health service systems for their
provision of efficient and equal access to paediatric palliative care. The objectives of this …

Background This study examined care needs and utilisation of psychosocial support
services among parents of children who had received specialist paediatric palliative care, as …

The healthcare providers caring for children with life-threatening illnesses experience
considerable compassion fatigue. The purpose of this study was to describe the feelings and …

Background Children with chronic complex-medical conditions comprise a small minority of
children who require substantial healthcare with major implications for hospital utilization …

Context Specialized pediatric palliative home care (SPPHC) is the main pediatric palliative
care structure in Germany. Detailed data on patient characteristics and care are sparse …

In Germany, every child with a life-limiting condition suffering from symptoms that cannot
sufficiently be controlled is eligible by law for specialized pediatric palliative home care …

Introducción Cada año fallecen en España alrededor de 2000 niños y adolescentes; sin
embargo, conocemos poco las particularidades que envuelven a la muerte en pediatría. El …