One-third of the global population is aged under 20 years. For children with life-limiting
conditions, palliative care services are required. However, despite 80% of global need …

A substantial number of children cared for by pediatric palliative care physicians have
progressive non-malignant conditions. Some elements of their care overlap with care for …

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 …

Background: Little is known about the composition, availability, integration, communication,
perceived barriers, and work load of pediatric palliative care (PPC) providers serving …

The proper assessment of needs and outcomes in pediatric palliative care (PPC) is
imperative to ensure the best possible service to patients and families. However, given the …

Simple Summary About 4 million children with an oncological disease worldwide require
palliative care due to the nature of their condition. The WHO defines pediatric palliative care …

Purpose To describe the process of delivery of pediatric palliative care from the perspective
of a pediatric interdisciplinary team and the children's parents. Methods A qualitative …

The need for paediatric palliative care (PPC) globally is great yet there is limited evidence of
the quality or outcomes of the care provided. The lack of an outcome measure for PPC has …

Specialist paediatric palliative care is a relatively new area of paediatrics, and the interface
with other disciplines can occasionally pose challenges for referrers due to lack of …

Objective: Palliative care for children is becoming an important subspecialty of healthcare.
Although concurrent administration of curative and palliative care is recommended, timely …