Palliative care in Swiss pediatric oncology settings: a retrospective analysis of medical records
Author(s) -
Michael Rost,
Elaine Acheson,
Thomas Kühne,
Marc Ansari,
Nadia Pacurari,
Pierluigi Brazzola,
Felix Niggli,
Bernice S. Elger,
Tenzin Wangmo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-018-4100-x
Subject(s) - palliative care , medicine , medical record , retrospective cohort study , family medicine , pain medicine , demographics , medline , cancer , intensive care medicine , nursing , psychiatry , anesthesiology , sociology , political science , law , demography
This study examined the provision of palliative care and related decision-making in Swiss pediatric oncology settings. The aim was to determine if and when children who died from cancer received palliative care, whether there were differences by cancer diagnosis, and inclusion of children in decision-making regarding palliative care.
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