ReviewTranslational pediatrics2026
Current situation, challenges and future trends of pediatric palliative care from a multi-dimensional perspective: a narrative review.
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Abstract
Background and Objective: Pediatric palliative care (PPC) provides holistic support for children and adolescents with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions and their families. This narrative review summarizes PPC concepts, current service models, key implementation challenges, evidence in major practice areas, and future directions, with attention to global differences and the Chinese context. Methods: A narrative review was conducted using a targeted PubMed search and supplementary checking of key consensus documents, guidelines, reviews, and organizational reports published from 2010 to 2025. Findings were synthesized thematically rather than quantitatively. Key Content and Findings: The review is organized across four domains: foundational concepts and target populations; global service models and regional differences; major challenges involving culture, access, workforce, policy, financing, and ethics; and key practice areas including symptom management, psychosocial-spiritual support, family-centered decision-making, early integration, digital health, and capacity building. PPC has developed rapidly in high-income settings, but access remains uneven, and low-resource regions face persistent barriers related to workforce, essential medicines, reimbursement, and cultural acceptance. Conclusions: PPC should be integrated early into serious pediatric illness care while remaining adaptable to local health-system capacity, culture, and family needs. Future progress requires clearer definitions, stronger methods, tiered service models, professional training, equitable access to essential medicines, context-sensitive terminology, and implementation research in underrepresented regions.
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