標準治療時代における専門小児緩和ケアプログラムの開発
David L Lysecki1,2, Jennifer Callen2, Joanna Humphreys1,2
1Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Paediatrics & child health
|December 22, 2025
まとめ
カナダにおける専門小児緩和ケアの需要は増加しており、あるプログラムでは患者数が4倍になっています。これは、重篤な病状を持つ子供とその家族を支援するためのリソースの緊急の必要性を強調しています。
科学分野:
- 小児緩和ケア
- 医療サービス研究
- 小児保健
背景:
- カナダでは重篤な小児疾患の有病率が増加しています。
- 専門的な小児緩和ケアサービスへのアクセスは非常に重要ですが、しばしば限られています。
- 既存のプログラムはしばしばリソースが不足しており、計画のためのデータが必要です。
研究 の 目的:
- 新しい専門小児緩和ケアプログラムの初期経験と需要を評価すること。
- カナダにおける医療サービス計画とリソース配分のためのデータを提供すること。
- 重篤な病状を持つ子供たちの増大するニーズを満たすプログラムの能力を評価すること。
主な方法:
- 2015年から2023年までの紹介患者の将来データベース研究。
- 2021年から始まった周産期紹介の組み込み。
- 紹介、コンサルテーション、退院/死亡/妊娠終了時のデータ収集。
- カプランマイヤー生存時間解析。
主要な成果:
- プログラムは650件の小児および55件の周産期紹介を受けました。
- 年間患者ケア量は調査期間中に4倍になりました。
- 227人の子供が死亡し、99%が目標に一致した終末期ケアを受け、自宅でのケアが増加しました。
結論:
- 新しい小児緩和ケアプログラムは、確立されたサービスに匹敵する需要を経験しました。
- 調査結果は、重篤な小児疾患の有病率の増加と進化するケア基準と一致しています。
- 調査結果は、カナダにおける小児緩和ケアインフラの強化を支持することを裏付けています。
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