Important factors in municipality-based pediatric palliation from healthcare professionals' perspective: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Municipality-based pediatric palliative care (PPC) is recommended to promote the quality of life for the child and family by enabling them to stay at home as much as possible. However, municipality-based PPC presents complex challenges and places significant demands on healthcare professionals. Yet, it remains an underexplored field.

Objectives

Semi-structured and individual interviews with 16 healthcare professionals with experiences from PPC were conducted and transcribed. Data was analyzed using systematic text condensation.

Results

To increase the knowledge base and understanding of important factors for municipality-based PPC from healthcare professionals' perspective.

Design

A qualitative method with an interpretive descriptive design was appli

SUBMITTER: Skjærseth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770719 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature