Abstract
Achieving Global Pediatric Palliative Care Equity—What We Have Yet to Learn
Highlights
There are several barriers to early integration of pediatric palliative care worldwide, including the health system infrastructure, access, funding, education, health care professionals’ perceptions, patient and family perceptions, and cultural adaptation
Physicians’ perceptions of pediatric palliative care aligned well with World Health Organization guidance in general. This finding suggests that physicians in Latin America have an accurate understanding of pediatric palliative care and its components despite limited access to pediatric palliative care services
43.4% of the Latin American physicians believed palliative care to be synonymous with end-of-life care
Summary
There are several barriers to early integration of pediatric palliative care worldwide, including the health system infrastructure, access (to primary and specialized palliative care, medications, and interdisciplinary clinicians), funding, education, health care professionals’ perceptions, patient and family perceptions, and cultural adaptation. This finding suggests that physicians in Latin America have an accurate understanding of pediatric palliative care and its components despite limited access to pediatric palliative care services. More needs to be done to rectify this misconception among physicians worldwide and to highlight the relevance of pediatric palliative care across the cancer continuum.
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