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Jeong S, Knackstedt A, Linebarger JS, Carter BS. Moral Distress and Pediatric Palliative Care. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:751. [PMID: 39062203 PMCID: PMC11274977 DOI: 10.3390/children11070751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
Abstract
Moral distress is a complex phenomenon whereby a person feels tension, constraint, or conflict with an action or circumstance because it goes against their individual or the perceived collective (e.g., community, organizational, or professional association's) moral stance. In pediatric healthcare settings, managing and mitigating feelings of moral distress can be particularly difficult to navigate through because of the intricate dynamics between the pediatric patient, parent and/or legal guardians, and clinicians. The proactive integration of an experienced pediatric palliative care (PPC) team can be an appropriate step toward reducing clinicians feeling overwhelmed by various case-specific and team management issues that contribute to the development of moral distress among healthcare professionals. Based on our experiences in a free-standing, quaternary pediatric hospital, the involvement of PPC can help reframe the approach to challenging situations, enhance communication, and provide guidance to the care team, patients, and families. Moreover, PPC teams can benefit other multidisciplinary team members through education on respecting the plurality of values of diverse families and patients and consideration of ethical implications during morally challenging situations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sunny Jeong
- Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA; (S.J.); (A.K.)
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- Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA; (S.J.); (A.K.)
- Department of Nursing, Office of Equity and Diversity, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA;
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- Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA; (S.J.); (A.K.)
- Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Humanities & Bioethics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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Hollander SA, Wujcik K, Schmidt J, Liu E, Lin A, Dykes J, Good J, Brown M, Rosenthal D. Home Milrinone in Pediatric Hospice Care of Children with Heart Failure. J Pain Symptom Manage 2023; 65:216-221. [PMID: 36417945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
CONTEXT The symptom profile of children dying from cardiac disease, especially heart failure, differs from those with cancer and other non-cardiac conditions. Treatment with vasoactive infusions at home may be a superior therapy for symptom control for these patients, rather than traditional pain and anxiety management with morphine and benzodiazepines. OBJECTIVES We report our experience using outpatient milrinone in children receiving hospice care for end-stage heart failure. METHODS Retrospective review of a contemporary cohort of all patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford who were discharged on intravenous milrinone and hospice care between 2008 and 2021. Clinical data, including cardiac diagnosis, milrinone dose and route of administration, total milrinone days, symptoms reported, rehospitalization rates, concurrent therapies and complications were analyzed. RESULTS Among 8 patients, median duration of home milrinone infusion was 191 (33, 572) days with the longest support duration 1,054 days. All (100%) patients were also receiving diuretics at the time of death. Five (63%) were receiving no other pain control medications until the active phase of dying. From milrinone initiation to last outpatient assessment, a reduction in the number of patients reporting respiratory discomfort, abdominal pain, weight loss/lack of appetite, and fatigue was observed. Six (75%) died at home. CONCLUSION We used milrinone with oral diuretics effectively for symptom control in children with heart failure on palliative care. Our experience was that this combination can be used safely in the outpatient setting for long-term use without the addition of opiates, benzodiazepines, or supplemental oxygen in most cases.
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- Seth A Hollander
- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (S.A.H., J.D., D.R.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Solid Organ Transplant Services (K.W., J.S.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service (E.L.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA; Pulmonary Hypertension Service (A.L.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Anesthesiology (J.G.), Perioperative and Pain Medicine (and by courtesy, Pediatrics), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Departments of Psychiatry & Palliative Care (M.B.), Stanford University/, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Kang KA, Yu S, Kim CH, Lee MN, Kim S, Kwon SH, Kim S, Kim HS, Park MH, Choi SE. Nurses' Perceived Needs and Barriers Regarding Pediatric Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study. JOURNAL OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE 2022; 25:85-97. [PMID: 37675196 PMCID: PMC10180034 DOI: 10.14475/jhpc.2022.25.2.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
Abstract
Purpose This study aimed to describe nurses' perceived needs and barriers to pediatric palliative care (PPC). Methods Mixed methods with an embedded design were applied. An online survey was conducted for nurses who participated in the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium- Pediatric Palliative Care (ELNEC-PPC) train-the-trainer program, of whom 63 responded. Quantitative data were collected with a survey questionnaire developed through the Delphi method. The 47 items for needs and 15 items for barriers to PPC were analyzed with descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were collected through open- ended questions and analyzed with topic modeling techniques. Results The mean scores of most subdomains of the PPC needs were 3.5 or higher out of 4, and those of PPC barriers ranged from 3.22 to 3.56, indicating the items in the questionnaire developed in this study properly reflect each factor. The needs for PPC were divided into 4 categories "children and adolescents," "families," "PPC management system," and "community-based PPC." Meanwhile, PPC barriers were divided into 3 categories "healthcare delivery system," "healthcare provider," and "client." The keywords derived from the topic modeling were perception, palliative, children, and education for necessities and lack, perception, medical care, professional care providers, service, and system for barriers to PPC. Conclusion In this study, by using mixed-methods, items of nurses' perceived needs and barriers to PPC were identified, categorized, and weighted, and their meanings were explored. For the stable establishment of PPC, the priority should be given to improving perceptions of PPC, establishing an appropriate system, and training professional care providers.
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- Kyung-Ah Kang
- College of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea
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- College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Health Science, Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Korea
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- Department of Family Health Nursing, College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Research Institute for Hospice/Palliative Care, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Yonsei University College of Nursing & Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Korea National University of Transportation, Jeungpyeong, Korea
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- Hospice & Palliative Care Center, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Regional Hospice Care Team, Regional Hospice Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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