SynthesisCancer medicine2023
Quality criteria for pediatric oncology centers: A systematic literature review.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Quality criteria for pediatric oncology centers: A systematic literature review.Cancer medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Landscape assessment to characterize baseline access and multilevel barriers to IMProve Access to CAR-T CD19 therapy (IMPACT study) across Europe.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Fertility-Related Concerns in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Canadian Cohort Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Challenges and coping strategies among caregivers of children with cancer receiving care at a national referral hospital in Kenya.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Quality criteria and certification for paediatric oncology centres: an international cross-sectional survey.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2024Article
- Development of the pediatric neuro-oncology services assessment aid: An assessment tool for pediatric neuro-oncology service delivery capacity.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
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Abstract
introductionSurvival of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer improved over the last decades due to better diagnostics, treatment, and supportive care. Quality criteria that measure, compare, and make the quality of care of individual pediatric oncology centers more transparent are heterogeneous and inconsistent.
aimWith this systematic review, we aimed to summarize existing quality criteria for pediatric oncology centers in countries with highly developed health-care systems.
methodsWe searched three databases for publications, and websites for guidelines about quality criteria for pediatric oncology centers in February 2022. We considered all types of publications except expert opinions. We excluded publications not focusing on highly developed health-care systems, addressing the certification of professionals, or focusing on subspecialties (e.g., pediatric neuro-oncology). We discarded quality criteria if they were too specific (e.g., for a specific treatment center), too broad (e.g., national 5-year overall survival), or if the aspect was covered by standardized clinical procedures or at the national level. We grouped the identified criteria thematically.
resultsWe identified 18 publications and guideline documents with 530 criteria, of which 201 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The combination of similar criteria resulted in 90 overarching criteria, which we assigned to the following categories: facilities and networks, multidisciplinary team and other experts, supportive care, treatment, long-term care, and volume and numbers.
conclusionOur results provide a comprehensive overview of existing quality criteria for pediatric oncology in countries with highly developed health-care systems. These criteria can serve as a basis to develop national quality criteria in pediatric oncology.
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