Physician Perceptions of Palliative Care for Children With Cancer in Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The World Health Organization (WHO) designates early integration of palliative care as an ethical responsibility in the treatment of children with serious illness. Although structural barriers may influence provision of pediatric palliative care (PPC) for children with cancer in resource-limited settings, underlying physician perceptions may also impede early integration of PPC in cancer care.

Objective

To investigate perceptions among physicians in Latin America about the integration of palliative care for children with cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used the Assessing Doctors' Attitudes on Palliative Treatment (ADAPT) survey, which was developed for physicians who care for children with cancer and was initially distributed in

SUBMITTER: McNeil MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8905380 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature