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Factors associated with health professionals decision to initiate paediatric advance care planning: A systematic integrative review.

Karen CarrFelicity HassonSonja McilfatrickJulia Downing
Published in: Palliative medicine (2020)
This review provides insights into the complexities and factors surrounding the initiation of advance care planning in paediatric practice. Uncertainty regarding prognosis, responsibility and unpredictable parental reactions result in inconsistent practice. Future research is required to inform intervention to assist health care professionals when initiating paediatric advance care planning conversations.
Keyphrases
  • advance care planning
  • healthcare
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • primary care
  • randomized controlled trial
  • quality improvement
  • stress induced
  • current status
  • decision making