Pediatric palliative care: using miniature chairs to facilitate communication

Chin LE 1 , Loong LC 2 , Ngen CC 3 , Beng TS 2 , Shireen C 4 , Kuan WS 5 Show all authors , Shaw R 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia loheechin@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Klinik Pakar C N Chin, Psychiatric, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Pharmacy, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
  • 5 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Medicine, Barwon Health Palliative Care Program, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 2014 Dec;31(8):833-5.
PMID: 24150973 DOI: 10.1177/1049909113509001

Abstract

Good communication is essential but sometimes challenging in pediatric palliative care. We describe 3 cases whereby miniature chairs made of various materials and colors were used successfully to encourage communication among pediatric patients, family, and health care professionals. This chair-inspired model may serve as a simple tool to facilitate complex discussions and to enable self-expression by children in the pediatric palliative care setting.

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