Home care for dying children: a nursing model. J Pediatr 1980 Dec;97(6):1032-5
Date
12/01/1980Pubmed ID
7441412DOI
10.1016/s0022-3476(80)80452-5Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0019119634 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 48 CitationsAbstract
A model is presented for providing home care services for children dying from cancer and for their families. Forty-two families whose children were patients at the Midwest Children's Cancer Center received home care during the first two years of this program. Variations in patient age, diagnosis, or family structure did not preclude successful participation in home care. In all families, the medical and nonmedical financial burdens of inpatient and outpatient hospital care were reduced when the child died at home. Since this program was initiated, terminal care has shifted from hospital-based medical management to nursing support in the home for the majority of children at our cancer center.
Author List
Lauer ME, Camitta BMMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Child
Child, Preschool
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Fees and Charges
Female
Home Care Services
Home Nursing
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
Parents
Terminal Care
Wisconsin
