Description
Objectives: * Identify parent perceptions of suffering at end of life in children with life-threatening complex chronic conditions. * Describe factors associated with child suffering at end of life. Original Research Background: Research in children with cancer and cardiac disease has highlighted significant suffering at end of life (EOL). Children with other life-threatening complex chronic conditions (LT-CCC) comprise a growing proportion of patients, yet little is known about their EOL suffering. Research Objectives: To examine parent perspectives on EOL suffering among children with LT-CCC and factors associated with high child suffering in the final two days of life.