Open AccessCorrelation of pediatric palliative screening scale and quality of life in pediatric cancer patients
Author(s) -
Murti Andriastuti,
Pricilia Gunawan Halim,
Eny Kusrini,
Meidiana Bangun
Publication year - 2020
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/ijpc.ijpc_197_19
Subject(s) - palliative care , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , proxy (statistics) , scale (ratio) , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , cancer , nursing , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science
Palliative care in children is used to be only intended for those in near end-of-life phase. Ideally, palliative intervention should be given since the first time of cancer diagnosis. Palliative care is introduced from the beginning of the treatment by acknowledging that it helps to ensure an ongoing focus on the quality of life (QOL) so that children still can enjoy their life. Several approaches have been used to identify children with the need of palliative care.