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Spiritual needs and communicating about death in nonreligious theistic families in pediatric palliative care: A qualitative study

Background: Spiritual support should be offered to all patients and their families regardless of their affiliated status with an organized religion. Aim: To understand nonreligious theistic parents’ spirituality and to explore how parents discuss death with their terminally ill children in mainland China. Design: Qualitative study. Setting/participants: This study was conducted in the hematology oncology center at Beijing Children’s Hospital. Participants in this study included 16 bereaved parents.

Thu, 01/19/2023 - 17:41

Factors Associated With the Use of U.S. Community–Based Palliative Care for Children With Life-Limiting or Life-Threatening Illnesses and Their Families: An Integrative Review

Context: As children with life-limiting illnesses (LLIs) and life-threatening illnesses (LTIs) live longer, challenges to meeting their complex health care needs arise in homes and communities, as well as in hospitals. Integrated knowledge regarding community-based pediatric palliative care (CBPPC) is needed to strategically plan for a seamless continuum of care for children and their families. Objectives: The purpose of this integrative review article is to explore factors that are associated with the use of CBPPC for U.S.

Thu, 01/12/2023 - 09:19