Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health and Domains of Care Addressed During Pediatric Palliative Care Visits for Children with Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Pediatric palliative care (PPC) improves symptom management and end-of-life (EOL) outcomes. Disparities exist in access to PPC and EOL care related to social determinants of health. Less is known regarding how the content of PPC visits varies by sociodemographic factors like race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and language. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients 0-27 years old with cancer receiving PPC between 2017 and 2022. After each PPC visit, the documenting clinician selected the domains of care addressed during the visit (Goals of Care, Symptom Management, and Care Coordination with respective subdomains). Differences in frequency of subdomains discussed were compared across patient race/ethnicity, social deprivation index (SDI) score

SUBMITTER: Feifer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12731678 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature