Establishing psychosocial palliative care standards for children and adolescents with cancer and their families: An integrative review

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 212-223

  Weaver, Meaghann S ^a,b   Heinze, Katherine E ^c   Bell, Cynthia J ^d,e   Wiener, Lori ^f   Garee, Amy M ^g   Kelly, Katherine P ^a   Casey, Robert L ^h   Watson, Anne ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Hospice of Michigan   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

integrative; Literature review; palliative care; pediatric oncology; psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOPE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH PRIORITY; SIBLING CARE; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; CAREGIVER; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84958055325     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315583446     Document Type: Article

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