Background and Objectives Clinicians often communicate complex, uncertain, and
distressing information about neurologic prognosis to parents of critically ill infants. Although …

Background: The palliative care initial encounter can have a positive impact on the quality of
life of patients and family carers if it proves to be a meaningful experience. A better …

Therapeutic alliance has been defined as building rapport between provider and patient in
order to enhance patient motivation to improve outcomes. The purpose of this systematic …

Background Most pediatric patients and families want clear prognostic information across
the illness course. Yet when children with poor‐prognosis cancer experience prolonged …

Paediatric palliative care aims to support children and young people with life‐limiting or life‐
threatening conditions, and their families, from the time of diagnosis. Early integration within …

Importance The patient-clinician therapeutic alliance is an important aspect of high-quality
cancer care. However, components of the therapeutic alliance in adolescents and young …

Methods: A narrative review was performed querying PubMed, MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials. gov
databases, and supplemented with review articles, survey studies, current and recent …

Purpose: Most parents of children with cancer desire honest prognostic communication, yet
oncologists often avoid clear prognostic disclosure. This study explored differences between …

Background: Children with severe neurological impairment (SNI) have complex conditions
and require family-centered care, yet, this is challenging in the hospital. Objectives: To …

OBJECTIVES Care for children with severe neurologic impairment (SNI) often involves
complex medical decision-making where therapeutic alliance between clinicians and …