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Optimal care for the child with cancer: A summary statement from the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in
John J Spinetta1, Momcilo Jankovic, Giuseppe Masera
1Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
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This summary outlines essential elements for optimal care of children with cancer, based on guidelines from the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Paediatric Oncology. It aims to promote wider adoption of these critical psychosocial care practices among healthcare professionals.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Oncology
- Psychosocial Care
- Childhood Cancer
Background:
- The SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Paediatric Oncology has established guidelines since 1991.
- Previous work includes 12 sets of guidelines for healthcare professionals.
- This document summarizes critical elements for cure and care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize essential elements for the optimal care of children with cancer.
- To present a formal statement developed at the 2007 SIOP annual meeting.
- To stimulate broader application of these elements within the SIOP membership.
Main Methods:
- A formal statement was developed at the 2007 SIOP annual meeting in Mumbai.
- The document summarizes critical elements considered essential by practitioners.
- Detailed strategies are available in referenced guidelines and a companion publication.
Main Results:
- Identified critical elements for the cure and care process in pediatric oncology.
- Summarized essential components of psychosocial support for children with cancer and their families.
- Highlighted the importance of comprehensive care beyond medical treatment.
Conclusions:
- Optimal care for children with cancer requires a focus on essential psychosocial elements.
- Broader application of these critical elements is encouraged across the SIOP membership.
- This summary serves as a concise overview of best practices in pediatric cancer care.
Abstract:
Since its foundation in 1991, the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Paediatric Oncology1 has developed and published 12 sets of Guidelines for health-care professionals treating children with cancer and their families. Those elements considered essential in the process of cure and care of children with cancer are summarized in this document as a formal statement, developed at the 2007 SIOP annual meeting in Mumbai. Elaboration of the concepts with detailed strategies for practice can be found in the referenced guidelines [1-12] and in a companion publication [13]. This article is a summary of what practitioners considered critical elements in the optimal care of the child with cancer, with the goal of stimulating a broader application of these elements throughout the SIOP membership.
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