What Defines High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer? A Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study (FR481C)

Among adults with cancer, measures commonly used to assess high quality end-of-life care (EOLC) include prompt hospice enrollment and avoidance of chemotherapy or hospitalizations in the last month of life. Yet, for children with cancer, no quality measures exist to evaluate EOLC or improve care delivery, and adults' quality measures may not apply.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research