Open AccessParent′s perspectives on the end-of-life care of their child with cancer: Indian perspective
Author(s) -
S. Latha,
Julius Xavier Scott,
Satish Kumar,
Suresh Kumar,
Lalitha Subramanian,
Aruna Rajendran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.185047
Subject(s) - medicine , irritability , perspective (graphical) , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative care , end of life care , family medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , anxiety , nursing , artificial intelligence , computer science
Parents report that end-of-life decisions are the most difficult treatment-related decisions that they face during their child cancer experience. Research from the parent's perspective of the quality of end-of-life care of their cancer children is scarce, particularly in developing countries like India.