title: Pediatric palliative care provision around the world: a systematic review.
abstract: Pediatric palliative care is recommended by many organizations. Yet, there is no information available on the progress that has been made in providing this care or the gaps that still exist in provision around the world. We conducted a systematic review to address this gap in knowledge. The systematic review identified 117 peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed resources. Based on this information, each country was assigned a level of provision; 65.6% of countries had no known activities, 18.8% had capacity building activities, 9.9% had localized provision, and 5.7% had provision that was reaching mainstream providers. Understanding the geographic distribution in the level of provision is crucial for policy makers and funders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. cak@ichp.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Caprice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Woodworth
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Downing
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fowler-Kerry
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hain
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marston
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005843:Geography; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057766:Policy