When a child cannot be cured - reflections of health professionals

When a child cannot be cured - reflections of health professionals

De Graves S; Aranda S

European Journal Of Cancer Care

2005

Adaptation; PedPal Lit; as an awareness and acceptance that slowly develops. New models of care that incorporate palliative care throughout the disease trajectory are recommended.; especially following relapse where there is reduced clarity surrounding the child's outcome. Prognostic uncertainty and continued hope for survival make the shift to palliation difficult; PsychologicalAttitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Health Child Humans Medical Oncology Neoplasms/mortality/psychology/therapy Oncologic Nursing Palliative Care/psychology Prognosis Social Work Treatment Failure Uncertainty; raising questions about the applicability of traditional palliative care models for these children and their families. Decision making in this context is complicated by a lack of clarity; uncertainty and continued hope. Shifting the focus of care from cure to palliation is not experienced as a discrete event but rather

2005

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