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

Background Research is essential for gathering evidence to inform best practice and clinical
decision making, for developing and testing new treatments and services in palliative and …

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 …

Background Self-reported health data from children with life-limiting conditions is rarely
collected. To improve acceptability and feasibility of child and family-centred outcome …

Primary palliative care education and mentoring strengthens frontline clinicians' confidence
and competence in pediatric palliative care, and potentially mitigates their moral distress …

Purpose This study aims to better understand the experiences of mothers of children
receiving pediatric palliative care. Design and methods The qualitative phenomenological …

Context Bereaved parents provide an important perspective for improving care for patients
and families throughout the illness and after a child's death. However, involvement of …

Because of a paucity of high-quality evidence, the updated Canadian Death Determination
Guidelines featured in this month's Special Issue of the Journal include several …

Abstract The Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association established the triannual research
agenda to (a) provide focus for researchers to conduct meaningful scientific and quality …

Participant recruitment for pediatric palliative intervention studies is a chronic challenge for
researchers. Digital recruitment strategies, or digital technology-assisted recruitment …