Defining and quantifying population-level need for children's palliative care: findings from a rapid scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of children who require palliative care has been estimated to be as high as 21 million globally. Delivering effective children's palliative care (CPC) services requires accurate population-level information on current and future CPC need, but quantifying need is hampered by challenges in defining the population in need, and by limited available data. The objective of this paper is to summarise how population-level CPC need is defined, and quantified, in the literature.

Methods

Scoping review performed in line with Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Six online databases (CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, and Web of Science), and grey literature, were searched.

Inclusion criteria

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SUBMITTER: Delamere T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature