Ideal vs Actual Timing of Palliative Care Integration for Children With Cancer in Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) for children with cancer is critical for the quality of life of both patient and family. To improve access to PPC in resource-limited settings, barriers to early integration must be understood.

Objectives

To evaluate the ideal vs actual timing of PPC integration for children with cancer and to uncover barriers to early integration identified by physicians in Latin America.

Design, setting, and participants

The Assessing Doctors' Attitudes on Palliative Treatment (ADAPT) survey was distributed electronically from August 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021, to physicians who treat children with cancer in 17 countries in Latin America.

Main outcomes and measures

The ADAPT survey queried for understanding of

SUBMITTER: McNeil MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857245 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature