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Development of an in‐home standardized end‐of‐life treatment program for pediatric patients dying of brain tumors
Author(s) -
Arland Lesley C.,
HendricksFerguson Verna L.,
Pearson Joanne,
Foreman Nicholas K.,
Madden Jennifer R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12024
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine
Purpose To evaluate an end‐of‐life ( EOL ) program related to specific outcomes (i.e., number of hospitalizations and place of death) for children with brain tumors. Design and Methods From 1990 to 2005, a retrospective chart review was performed related to specified outcomes for 166 children with admission for pediatric brain tumors. Results Patients who received the EOL program were hospitalized less often ( n = 114; chi‐square = 5.001 with df = 1, p <.05) than patients who did not receive the program. Practice Implications An EOL program may improve symptom management and decrease required hospital admissions for children with brain tumors.