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  • Clinical Screening Tools
  • Health Outcomes Research

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  • Paediatric palliative care is often initiated late for children with life-limiting diseases.
  • Challenges persist in effectively translating palliative care principles into practice for pediatric populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To further validate the Paediatric Palliative Screening Scale.
  • To identify specific attributes that predict the need for palliative care in children aged 1-18 years.

Main Methods:

  • Proportional-odds logistic regression analysis was used to assess attribute relationships.
  • Online questionnaires with case vignettes were distributed to 33 pediatric palliative care experts globally.
  • Regression estimates were converted into empirical weightings for the screening scale attributes.

Main Results:

  • Estimated life expectancy <12 months received the highest weighting (40%).
  • Child/parent preferences were also significant predictors (24%).
  • Disease trajectory, treatment outcomes, and symptom burden had lower weightings.

Conclusions:

  • Life expectancy and child/family preferences are the strongest indicators for initiating paediatric palliative care.
  • Findings from this validation step show some divergence from previous research and instrument validation.
  • These results emphasize the critical role of prognostic information and family-centered decision-making in pediatric palliative care.