title: Pediatric palliative care: using miniature chairs to facilitate communication.
abstract: Good communication is essential but sometimes challenging in pediatric palliative care. We describe 3 cases whereby miniature chairs made of various materials and colors were used successfully to encourage communication among pediatric patients, family, and health care professionals. This chair-inspired model may serve as a simple tool to facilitate complex discussions and to enable self-expression by children in the pediatric palliative care setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia loheechin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Loh Ee
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Lam Chee
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Loong
authors.affiliation: Klinik Pakar C N Chin, Psychiatric, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Chin Cheuk
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ngen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tan Seng
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Beng
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Chin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shireen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Wong Sook
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Barwon Health Palliative Care Program, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Rosalie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: communication; miniature chairs; palliative care; pediatric; psychosocial care; spiritual care