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PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
卷 37, 期 1, 页码 149-162出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/02692163221135350
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Child; adolescent; pediatrics; palliative care; terminal care; home care services; intersectoral collaboration; qualitative research
This study explores the key elements of home-based end-of-life care collaboration for children with cancer, as experienced by their parents, grandparents, and professionals. The study identified five main themes and developed a Home-Based Pediatric End-of-Life Care Model for Children with Cancer, providing a framework for optimizing home-based end-of-life care services for these children and their families.
Background: Many children and adolescents with incurable cancer and their families prefer to receive end-of-life care and to die at home. This implies a transition of care from hospital to home and presupposes the establishment of a well-functioning collaboration between the family and professionals across health care sectors. Aim: To identify and explore key elements of home-based end-of-life care collaboration for children with cancer, as experienced by their parents and grandparents and the hospital- and community-based professionals involved. Design: Descriptive qualitative multiple-case study. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews and written responses to open-ended questions, and analyzed inductively across cases using qualitative content analysis. Setting/participants: Cases comprised a criterion sample of five children (aged <18 years), who died of cancer at home. Cases were represented by the children's bereaved parents (n = 8) and grandparents (n = 7), and community-based professionals (n = 16). Also, hospital-based professionals (n = 10) were interviewed about the children's end-of-life care through group interviews. Results: We identified five main themes, describing key elements of the end-of-life collaboration: Establishing the collaboration, Bolstering family life, Elucidating organization and integration, Managing challenges, and Closing the collaboration. These themes all came under the overarching theme: A mutual trust-based collaboration. On this basis, we developed the Home-Based Pediatric End-of-Life Care Model for Children with Cancer. Conclusions: By highlighting key elements in the family-centered, intersectoral and interprofessional end-of-life care collaboration, our Home-Based Pediatric End-of-Life Care Model for Children with Cancer offers a framework for further optimization of home-based end-of-life care services for children with cancer and their families.
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