Open AccessPatients’ and Parents’ Needs, Attitudes, and Perceptions About Early Palliative Care Integration in Pediatric Oncology
Author(s) -
Deena R. Levine,
Belinda N. Mandrell,
April Sykes,
Michele Pritchard,
Deborah Gibson,
Heather J. Symons,
David Wendler,
Justin N. Baker
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.846
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2374-2445
pISSN - 2374-2437
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0368
Subject(s) - medicine , mcnemar's test , concordance , palliative care , dyad , family medicine , pediatric oncology , descriptive statistics , test (biology) , cancer , pediatrics , nursing , paleontology , biology , mathematics , psychology , social psychology , statistics
Early palliative care integration for cancer patients is now touted as the optimal care model, yet significant barriers often prevent its implementation. A perceived barrier, especially for pediatric oncology patients, is the notion that patients and their families may not need or want palliative care involvement early in the disease trajectory.
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