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Hospital‐based home care for children with cancer
Author(s) -
Hansson Helena,
Hallström Inger,
Kjærgaard Hanne,
Johansen Christoffer,
Schmiegelow Kjeld
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.23047
Subject(s) - medicine , cinahl , blood cancer , psychological intervention , pediatric cancer , adverse effect , medline , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , pediatric oncology , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , nursing , political science , law
Hospital‐based home care (HBHC) is widely applied in Pediatric Oncology. We reviewed the potential effect of HBHC on children's physical health and risk of adverse events, parental and child satisfaction, quality of life of children and their parents, and costs. A search of PubMed, CINAHL, and EMBASE led to identification of five studies that met the inclusion criteria. All sample sizes were small, and both the interventions and the outcome measures were diverse. Although burdened by these limitations, the studies indicate that HBHC is feasible and carries no crucial negative effects for children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 57: 369–377. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.