Journal article
Indicators Used to Assess the Impact of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care: A Scoping Review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Specialized pediatric palliative care programs aim to improve quality of life and ease distress of patients and their families across the illness trajectory. These programs require further development, which should be based on how they improve outcomes for patients, families, health care professionals, and the health care system.
OBJECTIVE: To identify and compare definitions of indicators used to assess the impact of specialized …
Authors
Widger K; Medeiros C; Trenholm M; Zuniga-Villanueva G; Streuli JC
Journal
Journal of Palliative Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 199–219
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
Publication Date
February 2019
DOI
10.1089/jpm.2018.0420
ISSN
1096-6218