Care Management Trajectories of Infants with Life-Limiting Conditions Who Died Before 12 Months of age And Understanding How We Deliver Palliative Care

Iten, Rebecca

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Open access

Authors

Iten, Rebecca

Date

2024

Supervisor

Fenella Gill

Moira O'Connor

Type

Thesis

Award

MPhil

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Faculty

Health Sciences

School

School of Nursing

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95827

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

The care of infants with life-limiting conditions is complex, complicated by uncertain prognosis, lengthy hospital stays, invasive procedures and the prospect of sudden deterioration and death. This thesis comprised of two studies: A retrospective study of infants with life-limiting conditions who died in three tertiary hospitals in Western Australia, and an integrative review of the literature to better understand how palliative care is delivered to infants and examine the involvement of specialist palliative care teams.