Development of an in-home standardized end-of-life treatment program for pediatric patients dying of brain tumors

作者：Arland Lesley C; Hendricks Ferguson Verna L; Pearson Joanne; Foreman Nicholas K; Madden Jennifer R^*

来源：Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 2013, 18(2): 144-157.

DOI：10.1111/jspn.12024

• Hospice
• palliative care
• pediatric brain tumor
• pediatric end-of-life care

Purpose To evaluate an end-of-life (EOL) program related to specific outcomes (i.e., number of hospitalizations and place of death) for children with brain tumors. Design and Methods From 1990 to 2005, a retrospective chart review was performed related to specified outcomes for 166 children with admission for pediatric brain tumors. Results Patients who received the EOL program were hospitalized less often (n = 114; chi-square = 5.001 with df = 1, p %26lt;.05) than patients who did not receive the program. Practice Implications An EOL program may improve symptom management and decrease required hospital admissions for children with brain tumors.

• 出版日期2013-4