Psychosocial and spiritual needs of children living with a life-limiting illness
Title
Psychosocial and spiritual needs of children living with a life-limiting illness
Creator
McSherry M; Kehoe K; Carroll JM; Kang T; Rourke MT
Identifier
Publisher
Pediatric Clinics Of North America
Date
2007
Subject
Child; Humans; Health Services Needs and Demand; Interdisciplinary Communication; Expressed Emotion; Activities of Daily Living; Spirituality; Sibling Relations; Psychology; patient care team; Chronic disease; social support; Palliative Care/methods; Pain/psychology/therapy
Description
Quality end-of-life care includes the management of distressing symptoms; provisions of care, including the assessment and management of psychosocial and spiritual needs; and respite from diagnosis through death and bereavement. Meeting the palliative care goal of improved quality of life depends on medical and nursing practitioners understatnding and effectively assessing psychosocial symptoms.
2007
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Type
Journal Article
Citation List Month
Backlog
URL Address
Citation
McSherry M; Kehoe K; Carroll JM; Kang T; Rourke MT, “Psychosocial and spiritual needs of children living with a life-limiting illness,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed September 17, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/14346.