Establishing Psychosocial Palliative Care Standards for Children and Adolescents with Cancer

Establishing psychosocial palliative care standards for children and adolescents with cancer and their families
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Establishing psychosocial palliative care standards for children and adolescents with cancer and their families
The article presents an integrative review of the evaluation and coordination of the landmark pediatric palliative cancer papers to contribute to the development of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the optimal psychosocial palliative care of children with cancer. The study team mapped the role of palliative care and psychosocial services in pediatric and adolescent cancer care through systematic review and synthesis of published data for navigation of best practices and guideline development. The methods employed included the use of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data analysis followed a pre-determined four-step process of data display, data grouping, data categorizing, and data synthesizing according to the integrative review methodology (Weaver, et al., 2016). The findings showed the need for the integration of patient, parent, ...