End-of-Life Healthcare Service Needs Among Children With Neurological Conditions: A Latent Class Analysis.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: At the end of life, children with neurological conditions have complex healthcare needs that can be met by providing care of their life-limiting conditions concurrently with hospice care (ie, concurrent care). Given the limited literature on concurrent care for children with neurologic conditions, this investigation aimed to identify patterns of nonhospice, healthcare service needs and to assess characteristics of children within each group. METHODS: A nationally representative sample children with neurological conditions enrolled in concurrent hospice care was used. Latent class analysis and descriptive statistics were calculated to identify patterns of healthcare needs and characteristics of children within the groups. A subgroup analysis of infants was condu

SUBMITTER: Lindley LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578283 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature