Publication Date
4-29-2022
Journal
Children
DOI
10.3390/children9050642
PMID
35626819
PMCID
PMC9139250
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-29-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
pediatric palliative care, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, global, pediatric, burnout, resilience
Abstract
Palliative care, which aims to provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary, holistic care to children, adolescents and adults with life-threatening, and ultimately life-limiting conditions, is a discipline that has emerged as an integral component of healthcare systems throughout the world. Although the value of life-affirming palliative care (PC) has been shown across many domains, funding and acceptance of palliative care teams have been variable: some hospital systems have free-standing, dedicated interdisciplinary teams while, in many instances, palliative care services are provided "pro bono" by individuals with a special interest in the discipline, who provide PC in addition to other responsibilities. In this article, we hope to highlight some of the observations on the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of PC in children.
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