Factors determining the quality of service in pediatric palliative care

Abstract

Pediatric palliative care is a recently developing sub-specialty in our country and many countries around the world. The number of children with life-threatening conditions is increasing gradually in our country. Determining the quality of palliative care provided to these patients will increase the quality of this care. The aim of this review is to define the quality standards of pediatric palliative care.

Keywords

• Pediatric palliative care
• service quality standards
• child

Pediatrik palyatif bakımda verilen hizmet kalitesini belirleyen faktörler

Abstract

Pediatrik palyatif bakım ülkemizde ve dünyanın pek çok ülkesinde yeni gelişen bir alt uzmanlık alanıdır. Hayatı tehdit eden hastalığı olan çocukların sayısı ülkemizde de gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Bu hastalara verilecek olan palyatif bakımın kalitesini belirlenmesi, verilecek hizmetin kalitesini arttıracaktır. Bu derlemenin amacı pediatrik palyatif bakımın hizmet kalite standartlarını tanımlamaktır.

Keywords

• Çocuk palyatif bakım
• hizmet kalite standartları
• çocuk

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