Home-Based Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Nanna Maria HammerPernille Envold BidstrupJesper BrokMinna DevantierPer SjøgrenKjeld SchmiegelowAnders LarsenGeana Paula KuritaMarianne OlsenHanne Bækgaard Larsen

Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management (2023)

This systematic review suggests that home-based SPPC is associated with increased likelihood of home death, and might be associated with improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden. The small number of studies and an overall high risk of bias, however, makes the overall strength of evidence low.

Keyphrases

palliative care
systematic review
advanced cancer
meta analyses
healthcare
patient reported
young adults