Introduction Prevention and treatment of pain in pediatric patients compared with adults is
often not only inadequate but also less often implemented the younger the children are …

Despite the difficulty in clearly defining and measuring spirituality, a growing literature
describes its importance in oncology and survivorship. Religious/spiritual beliefs influence …

Importance Parents' beliefs about what they need to do to be a good parent when their
children are seriously ill influence their medical decisions, and better understanding of these …

Objective: To identify factors important to parents making decisions for their critically ill child.
Design: Prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: Single center, tertiary care PICU …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Retrospective studies show that most parents prefer to
share in decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment (LST) from their children. We do not yet …

Healthcare chaplains operate in many healthcare sites internationally and yet their
contribution is not always clearly understood by medical and healthcare staff. This review …

Among the over 21 million children with life-limiting conditions worldwide that would benefit
annually from a pediatric palliative care (PPC) approach, more than eight million would …

Experiencing life‐threatening illness could impact on an individual's spirituality or religious
beliefs. In this paper, we report on a study which explored cultural elements that influence …

Abstract Objectives: In Germany since 2007 children with advanced life-limiting diseases are
eligible for Pediatric Palliative Home Care (PPHC), which is provided by newly established …

Background Parents of seriously ill children participate in making difficult medical decisions
for their child. In some cases, parents face situations where their initial goals, such as curing …