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ArticlePalliative medicine2023

Palliative care for adolescents and young adults with advanced illness: A scoping review.

Mohamed Abdelaal, Jonathan Avery, Ronald Chow, Nasreen Saleem, Rouhi Fazelzad, Pamela Mosher, Breffni Hannon, Camilla Zimmermann, Ahmed Al-Awamer

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Article in Palliative medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohamed AbdelaalDivision of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4751-4186
Jonathan AveryDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ronald ChowDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Nasreen SaleemDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rouhi FazelzadUHN Library and Information Services, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Pamela MosherDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Breffni HannonDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0881-555X
Camilla ZimmermannDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4889-0244
Ahmed Al-AwamerDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2839-7460
University Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAge-related complex medical conditions have been commonly reported among adolescents and young adults with advanced life-limiting illness. There is increasing interest in exploring their palliative care needs and end-of-life experiences.

aimThis scoping review aimed to explore the available literature about providing palliative and end-of-life care to adolescents and young adults with advanced life-limiting illnesses.

designScoping review. This review was registered on Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SPTD7). DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases (MEDLINEALL, Embase, Emcare, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial CENTRAL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews), Google Scholar and reference lists were searched up to October 2021. We included studies reporting on adolescents and/or young adults with advanced life-limiting illnesses. There were no limitations concerning location, type of illness or study design.

resultsWe identified 51 studies published between 2002 and 2021. Most studies were published in the United States (

conclusionThe findings of this review shed light on the different palliative care experiences and knowledge gaps related to adolescents and young adults as an underserved and vulnerable patient population. Further research needs to be dedicated toward palliative care programs tailored for adolescents and young adults.

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Hospice CareTerminal CareAdolescentHumansPalliative CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultAdolescentsend-of-lifepalliative carepsychosocialsymptom managementyoung adults

Identifiers

PMID36352490
PMCPMC9841827
OpenAlexW4308687025

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