Continued Challenges Accessing Pediatric Hospice Services
Child; Humans; Hospices; Hospice Care; Palliative Care
Aglio T; Autrey AK; Shostrom VK; Weaver MS; Kaye EC; Lindley LC
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
2022
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.009" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.009</a>
A Plateau in Pediatric Palliative Program Prevalence
child; human; letter; palliative therapy; prevalence; quality of life
The prevalence of Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) programs for children significantly increased over the past two decades. In more recent years, however, evidence suggests a plateau in program expansion and service reach, despite the current reality that only 80% of children’s hospitals offer PPC programs and only half have access to hospice care for children. In reconciling historic trends in PPC program growth with current limitations in access and scope, events and lessons from the past 6 years’ plateau should inform future programmatic development. The purpose of this report is to describe and comment on trends in inpatient PPC program growth from 2015 to 2020. Recommendations for national expansion of PPC programs are included.
Weaver MS; Shostrom VK; Kaye EC; Keegan A; Lindley LC
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
2022
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.07.008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.07.008</a>