Music Therapy and Pediatric Palliative Care: Songwriting with Children in The End-Of-Life

Title

Music Therapy and Pediatric Palliative Care: Songwriting with Children in The End-Of-Life

Creator

Giordano F; Rutigliano C; Baroni M; Grassi M; Muggeo P; Santoro N

Publisher

World Journal of Pediatrics

Date

2022

Subject

Children; End-of-life; Music therapy; Pediatric palliative

Description

Children’s needs in pediatric palliative care (PPC) are complex and are determined by age, the course of the disease, family structure, and cultural background [1]. The child’s family system also has multiple needs which must be properly assessed and managed [2].

Children and their families need medical, social, and emotional support, attention to spiritual well-being, and accurate assessment and management of physical and psychological symptoms. The encompassing framework of care must be a dynamic model that can shift focus according to the needs of the patient at any given time [3] and that can offer high-quality communication and advanced-care planning. In end-of-life accompany, even greater care is required for the patient and their family by the highly specialized multi-disciplinary team [4] using a clear and well-organized interdisciplinary and interprofessional holistic approach [5, 6] and a biopsychosocial model of health [7]. [...]

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Citation List Month

September 2022 List

Collection

Citation

Giordano F; Rutigliano C; Baroni M; Grassi M; Muggeo P; Santoro N, “Music Therapy and Pediatric Palliative Care: Songwriting with Children in The End-Of-Life,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/18268.