Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) for
children with life‐threatening conditions and their families enhances the provision of holistic …

OBJECTIVES: To describe selected components of pediatric palliative care from diagnosis
to cure or end of life that combine to help nurses and other clinicians achieve goals of care …

Background Some pediatric deaths happen within minutes to days of the cause (eg,
unintentional injury, extremely preterm birth, catastrophic illness). Others occur days to years …

The well-being of parents is essential to the well-being of children with life-limiting illness.
Parents are vulnerable to a range of negative financial, physical, and psychosocial issues …

Context Modifiable factors of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are poorly described
among children with advanced cancer. Symptom distress may be an important factor for …

Background The design and provision of quality pediatric palliative care should prioritize
issues that matter to children and their families for optimal outcomes. Objective This review …

Este estudo teve por objetivo investigar a experiência dos familiares no cuidar de crianças e
adolescentes com câncer, em cuidados paliativos, particularmente nos cuidados ao final da …

Over the past two decades, paediatric palliative care has emerged as both a primary
approach and as its own medical subspecialty, the overall aim of which is to ease suffering …

Context Previously reported studies of children with cancer mostly provide cross-sectional
knowledge of the prevalence of symptoms but do not show when during the disease …

OBJECTIVES. This study investigates how pediatricians define palliative care and their
preferences regarding the timing of referrals for children with life-limiting diseases …