Barriers and facilitators influencing referral and access to palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a scoping review of the evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care is an essential component of children's health services but is accessed by fewer children than could potentially benefit.

Aim

Appraise the evidence to identify factors influencing referral and access to children's palliative care, and interventions to reduce barriers and improve referrals.

Design

Scoping review following the six stages of the Arksey and O'Malley framework. Data were charted using an adapted version of the socioecological framework.

Data sources

CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane Library were searched for primary studies of any design and literature/systematic reviews. Studies reporting barriers/facilitators and interventions in relation to referral of children with a life-limiting condition to palliative care

SUBMITTER: Holder P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491046 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature