• J Spec Pediatr Nurs · Apr 2013

    Development of an in-home standardized end-of-life treatment program for pediatric patients dying of brain tumors.

    • Lesley C Arland, Verna L Hendricks-Ferguson, Joanne Pearson, Nicholas K Foreman, and Jennifer R Madden.
    • Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
    • J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2013 Apr 1;18(2):144-57.

    PurposeTo evaluate an end-of-life (EOL) program related to specific outcomes (i.e., number of hospitalizations and place of death) for children with brain tumors.Design And MethodsFrom 1990 to 2005, a retrospective chart review was performed related to specified outcomes for 166 children with admission for pediatric brain tumors.ResultsPatients who received the EOL program were hospitalized less often (n = 114; chi-square = 5.001 with df = 1, p <.05) than patients who did not receive the program.Practice ImplicationsAn EOL program may improve symptom management and decrease required hospital admissions for children with brain tumors.© 2013, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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