Cancer, leukaemia,and other end-stage of disease
Conditions
Interventions
Observation group:None
Sponsors
Shenzhen Children’s Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The child is aged 3-17 years; 2. The child is an inpatient; 3. The disease is incurable as diagnosed by a doctor; 4. Families receive social worker intervention to provide palliative care services; 5. Parents of children can communicate in Mandarin.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The child is younger than 3 years old; 2. The child is an outpatient; 3. Choosing to provide palliative care services at home, in the community, or in other hospitals, such as non-hospital; 4. The number of social worker interventions is less than 3 times, and the child has died or withdrawn from palliative care services; 5. Parental refusal to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Whether to talk with children on the death;The consideration factors for families to make the best decisions;What intervention can social work take to assist parents in accompanying children to face death without regrets; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective experience of parents receiving social work services; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWu Wenmei
Shenzhen Children’s Hospital
Outcome results
None listed