Parvaneh Vasli1, Maryam Karami2, Hanieh AsadiParvar-Masouleh3. 1. Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali Asr Ave., Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Cross Road, Tehran, Iran. p-vasli@sbmu.ac.ir. 2. School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Providing access to pediatric palliative care (PPC) for children living with a serious illness, such as cancer, is of critical importance, although this specialized intervention, as a novel concept, still seems vague and complicated. The present study analyzed the concept of PPC for children with cancer. METHODS: Rodgers' evolutionary method was employed for the concept analysis. Articles on PPC, particularly those for children suffering from cancer, published between 2010 and 2021 were searched in valid academic research databases. The inclusion criteria for the full-text articles were based on the characteristics, antecedents, and consequences of PPC for children with cancer. RESULTS: In total, 19 relevant articles were selected and then reviewed and analyzed after applying the inclusion criteria and the final sampling. The analysis of the concept of PPC for children affected with cancer revealed four characteristics, including "PPC as holistic and integrated care", "PPC as patient- and family-centered care", "PPC as early-start continuous care", and "PPC as interdisciplinary and team-based care". Some effective factors could also act as antecedents for this concept, i.e., health care providers' training and expertise as well as human resources and financing. Moreover, improved quality of life, symptom reduction, and coordination between patient care and family support were among the PPC consequences for such children. CONCLUSIONS: The study results demonstrated that delivering PPC to children with cancer demanded a comprehensive view of its various dimensions. Furthermore, numerous factors need to be delineated for its accurate and complete implementation.
BACKGROUND: Providing access to pediatric palliative care (PPC) for children living with a serious illness, such as cancer, is of critical importance, although this specialized intervention, as a novel concept, still seems vague and complicated. The present study analyzed the concept of PPC for children with cancer. METHODS: Rodgers' evolutionary method was employed for the concept analysis. Articles on PPC, particularly those for children suffering from cancer, published between 2010 and 2021 were searched in valid academic research databases. The inclusion criteria for the full-text articles were based on the characteristics, antecedents, and consequences of PPC for children with cancer. RESULTS: In total, 19 relevant articles were selected and then reviewed and analyzed after applying the inclusion criteria and the final sampling. The analysis of the concept of PPC for children affected with cancer revealed four characteristics, including "PPC as holistic and integrated care", "PPC as patient- and family-centered care", "PPC as early-start continuous care", and "PPC as interdisciplinary and team-based care". Some effective factors could also act as antecedents for this concept, i.e., health care providers' training and expertise as well as human resources and financing. Moreover, improved quality of life, symptom reduction, and coordination between patient care and family support were among the PPC consequences for such children. CONCLUSIONS: The study results demonstrated that delivering PPC to children with cancer demanded a comprehensive view of its various dimensions. Furthermore, numerous factors need to be delineated for its accurate and complete implementation.
Authors: Meaghann S Weaver; Katherine E Heinze; Katherine P Kelly; Lori Wiener; Robert L Casey; Cynthia J Bell; Joanne Wolfe; Amy M Garee; Anne Watson; Pamela S Hinds Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer Date: 2015-12 Impact factor: 3.167
Authors: Kimberley Widger; Dawn Davies; Adam Rapoport; Christina Vadeboncoeur; Stephen Liben; Amrita Sarpal; Simone Stenekes; Claude Cyr; Lysanne Daoust; Marie-Claude Grégoire; Marli Robertson; Heather Hodgson-Viden; Julie Laflamme; Harold Siden Journal: CMAJ Open Date: 2016-10-11