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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Audit of Psychosocial and Palliative Care Support for Children Having Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants at the New Zealand National Allogeneic Transplant Centre.

Amanda M Evans, Hiran Thabrew, Bruce Arroll, Nyree Cole, Ross Drake

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amanda M EvansPaediatric Palliative Care Service, Starship Children's Health, Auckland and Mary Potter Hospice, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
Hiran ThabrewConsult Liaison Psychiatry Team, Starship Children's Health and University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Bruce ArrollDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Nyree ColeOncology and Haematogy Service, Birmingham Women's and Children's, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK.
Ross DrakePaediatric Palliative Care and Pain Service, Starship Children's Health, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
Starship Children's Health · NZBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Auckland · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychosocial and palliative care support during stem cell transplants (SCT) is known to improve outcomes.

aimevaluate the support provided to children and families at the New Zealand National Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant unit (NATC).

methodthe psychosocial and palliative care support for children who received SCT between December 2012 and April 2018 was audited.

resultsof the 101 children who received SCT, 97% were reviewed by the social work team (SW) and 82% by the psychiatric consult liaison team (CLT) at least once during their illness. However, pre-transplant psychological assessment only occurred in 16%, and during the SCT admission, only 55% received SW support, and 67% received CLT support. Eight out of eighty-five families (9%) were offered support for siblings. Eight of the sixteen children who died were referred for pediatric palliative care (PPC) with all supported and half the families who experienced a death (

conclusionalthough the majority received some social work and psychological support, auditing against the standards suggests the consistency of involvement could be improved. Referrals for PPC were inadequate and largely for end-of-life phase. Sibling support, in particular donor siblings, had insufficient psychological assessment and support. Key recommendations are provided to address this underperformance.

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pediatric palliative carepsychosocial supportstem cell transplants

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PMID33946879
PMCPMC8146388
OpenAlexW3157233317

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