Symptoms and Concerns Among Children and Young People with Life-Limiting and Life-Threatening Conditions: A Systematic Review Highlighting Meaningful Health Outcome

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dc.contributor.authorNamisango, Eve
dc.contributor.authorBristowe, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorAllsop, Matthew J.
dc.contributor.authorAbas, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorHigginson, Irene J.
dc.contributor.authorDowning, Julia
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-01T12:51:13Z
dc.date.available2022-07-01T12:51:13Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe design and provision of quality pediatric palliative care should prioritize issues that matter to children and their families for optimal outcomes.This review aims to identify symptoms, concerns and outcomes that matter to children and young people (“young people”) with terminal illnesses and their families. Findings from the systematic review will inform the development of a relevant framework of health outcomes.This is a systematic literature review across multiple databases for identification of eligible primary evidence. Data sources included PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, OpenGrey, and Science Direct Journals, searched from 1 August 2016 to 30 July 2017. The study also incorporates consultations with experts in the field, citation searches via Scopus, and a hand search of reference lists of included studies.Of the 13,567 articles that were evaluated, 81 studies were included. Most of these studies (n = 68) were from high-income countries and foused on young people with cancer (n = 58). A total of 3236 young people, 2103 family carers, 108 families, and 901 healthcare providers were included in the studies. Young people did not contribute to data in 30% of studies. Themes on priority concerns are presented by the following domains and health outcomes: (1) physical (n = 62 studies), e.g., physical symptoms; (2) psychological (n = 65), e.g., worry; (3) psychosocial (n = 31), e.g., relationships; (4) existential (n = 37), e.g., existential loss; and (5) “other” (n = 39), e.g., information access.Burdensome symptoms and concerns affect young people with malignant and nonmalignant conditions and occur across the disease trajectory; pediatric palliative care should not be limited to the end-of-life phase. A child–family-centered framework of health outcomes, spanning the patient, family, and quality of service levels is proposed to inform service development. Future research should address gaps identified across the literature (i.e., the involvement of young people in research, evidence for developing countries, and a focus on nonmalignant conditions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNamisango, E., Bristowe, K., Allsop, M. J., Murtagh, F. E., Abas, M., Higginson, I. J., ... & Harding, R. (2019). Symptoms and concerns among children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a systematic review highlighting meaningful health outcomes. The Patient-Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 12(1), 15-55.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-018-0333-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4138
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Patient-Patient-Centered Outcomes Researchen_US
dc.subjectperson-centred outcomes; paediatrics; palliative care; young people; terminal illnessen_US
dc.titleSymptoms and Concerns Among Children and Young People with Life-Limiting and Life-Threatening Conditions: A Systematic Review Highlighting Meaningful Health Outcomeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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