1 40 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PedPalASCNet Member Publications Subject The topic of the resource A collection of relevant articles published by one or more of PedPalASCNet's members Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month n/a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Characteristics of a pediatric hospice palliative care program over 15 years. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Pediatrics Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Subject The topic of the resource British Columbia/epidemiology; Child; Child Preschool; Cohort Studies; Demographics; Female; Hospice Care; Hospices/methods/trends; Humans; Life Threatening; Male; Palliative Care; Palliative Care/methods/trends; Patient Care Team/trends; Pediatrics/methods/trends; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate/trends; Time Factors Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Siden H; Chavoshi N; Harvey B; Parker A; Miller T Description An account of the resource OBJECTIVES: Pediatric palliative care has seen the adoption of several service provision models, yet there is minimal literature describing them. Canuck Place Children's Hospice (CPCH) is North America's first freestanding pediatric hospice. This study describes the characteristics of and services delivered to all children on the CPCH program from 1996 to 2010. METHODS: A retrospective review of all patient medical records CPCH was conducted. Analyses examined trends and correlations between 40 selected data points: linear regression modeling was used to assess trends over time; t tests were used to examine significant associations between independent means; and the Kaplan-Meier method was used to measure survival probabilities. RESULTS: The study cohort included 649 children. The majority of diagnoses belonged to cancers (30%), and diseases of the neuromuscular (20%), and central nervous systems (18%). The majority of deaths occurred among the cancer (45%), central nervous system (15%), and metabolic disease groups (14%). By study end date, 24% of children were still alive, 61% died, and 15% transitioned to adult services (more than half of whom were cognitively competent). On average, 1024 days were spent on the CPCH program (median = 301). The majority of inpatient hospice discharges were for respite (82%); only 7% were for end-of-life care. Location of death was shared between CPCH (61%), hospital (22%), and home (16%). CONCLUSIONS: Diagnostic groups largely determine the nature and magnitude of services used, and our involvement with pediatric life-threatening conditions is increasing. Reviews of pediatric palliative programs can help evaluate the services needed by the population served. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-0381" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1542/peds.2014-0381</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2014 British Columbia/epidemiology Chavoshi N Child Child Preschool Cohort Studies Demographics Female Harvey B Hospice Care Hospices/methods/trends Humans Life Threatening Male Miller T Palliative Care Palliative Care/methods/trends Parker A Patient Care Team/trends Pediatrics Pediatrics/methods/trends Retrospective Studies Siden H Survival Rate/trends Time Factors