ArticleBMC palliative care2025
Coordinating children's palliative care in municipalities: a qualitative study.
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- Correction: Coordinating children's palliative care in municipalities: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Exploring parents' perspectives on health technology to support communication in home-based pediatric palliative care: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Tailoring support for parents of children in palliative care: Feasibility of the carer support needs assessment tool intervention paediatric in a Norwegian context.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildren with palliative care conditions and their families have complex care needs. In Norwegian municipalities, designated coordinators facilitate cooperation between health and social care services to ensure a holistic approach to meeting these needs. However, information is limited concerning how coordinators perform their duties and the factors influencing their work performance.
aimTo explore coordinators' experiences and perceptions of factors influencing their work performance in relation to children's palliative care (CPC) in municipalities.
methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 coordinators for children in palliative care and analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis approach.
resultsBoth internal and external factors influenced the coordinator's work performance, and they experienced a range of barriers in their efforts to achieve holistic care. Four themes were generated: 'random knowledge on children's palliative care', 'the abstract concept of coordination', 'striving to unite the fragmented whole' and 'aiming for tailored coordination'. A lack of training and experience in CPC is widespread among the coordinators. Additionally, the municipal systems seem inadequately developed to address the needs of children in palliative care and their families.
conclusionStrengthening coordination in municipalities for children in palliative care and their families requires that coordinators receive systematic training in CPC and further development of their support systems.
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