Pediatric palliative care.
This article presents a model of integrated palliative care for children with life-limiting illnesses, with emphasis on collaboration of care over time among family, primary care providers, and several other groups of providers. Some of the unique aspects of caring for children related to normal developmental changes and the family unit are considered. Issues related to pain and to specific diseases are also reviewed.
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. sara.chaffee@Hitchcock.org
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000465:Algorithms; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003663:Decision Trees; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*