Kohler J A, Radford M
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Jul 13;291(6488):115-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6488.115.
Parents of 18 children who died of cancer in the last five years were interviewed. The mean duration of terminal care was 5.6 weeks, the median being two weeks. Most children died peace-fully at home after a brief but obvious period of deterioration. More counselling is needed for families in this situation.
对过去五年中18名死于癌症儿童的父母进行了访谈。临终关怀的平均时长为5.6周,中位数为两周。大多数儿童在经历短暂但明显的病情恶化后在家中平静离世。对于处于这种情况的家庭,需要更多的咨询服务。