Table 3.
Areas of research that reached consensus as a priority and had a mean < 2
| Question | Round in which reached consensus | Percent | Median | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1. Interventions and models of care for CPC | |||||
| Interventions and models of care for CPC | 1 | 80.5 % | 1 | 1.76 | 1.08 |
| Measuring outcomes of care | 1 | 84.1 % | 2 | 1.76 | 0.93 |
| The challenges to CPC provision | 2 | 77.3 % | 2 | 1.95 | 1.17 |
| Section 2. Clinical Care | |||||
| Assessment of the WHO two-step analgesic ladder for pain management in children (please refer to the new pain guidelines | 1 | 79.4 % | 1 | 1.72 | 0.96 |
| Use of adjuvant medicines to relive pain | 1 | 75.6 % | 2 | 1.91 | 0.97 |
| Use of opioids in children | 1 | 77.5 % | 1 | 1.79 | 1.11 |
| Managing pain in children where there is no morphine (Strong opioids) | 1 | 83.1 % | 1 | 1.61 | 1.11 |
| Pain management for non-cancer children with chronic life-threatening illness | 1 | 80.0 % | 1 | 1.72 | 0.99 |
| Understanding the needs of children and their families | 1 | 79.4 % | 2 | 1.83 | 1 |
| Assessment and management of different symptoms | 1 | 75.0 % | 2 | 1.86 | 1.09 |
| Non-pharmacological management of pain and other distressing symptoms | 2 | 78.9 % | 2 | 1.91 | 0.99 |
| Validation of pain assessment tools in different settings/ ages | 2 | 77.8 % | 2 | 1.92 | 1.04 |
| Perinatal palliative care | 2 | 78.9 % | 2 | 1.91 | 1.1 |
| Section 3. Psychological issues | |||||
| Models of providing psychological care in CPC | 1 | 75.0 % | 2 | 1.92 | 0.77 |
| Communicating with children and their families | 1 | 80.2 % | 2 | 1.83 | 0.98 |
| Children's understanding of death and dying | 2 | 78.6 % | 2 | 1.54 | 1.1 |
| The illness experience for children | 2 | 75.7 % | 2 | 1.96 | 0.8 |
| Section 7. Policies and Procedures | |||||
| Funding for and the cost of CPC | 1 | 84.6 % | 1 | 1.67 | 0.89 |
| Section 8. Legislation and ethics | |||||
| Ethical issues in CPC | 1 | 75.6 % | 1 | 1.8 | 1.03 |
| Children's rights and palliative care | 2 | 78.2 % | 1 | 1.81 | 1.13 |
| Section 9. Education | |||||
| Training needs for CPC | 1 | 82.7 % | 1 | 1.68 | 0.96 |
| The impact of education programmes on the provision of CPC | 1 | 75.0 % | 2 | 1.92 | 0.96 |
| Integration of CPC into core health curriculum | 1 | 79.5 % | 1 | 1.78 | 0.96 |
| Models of education and training for CPC | 2 | 76.2 % | 2 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| Section 10. Other | |||||
| The global need for CPC | 1 | 78.6 % | 1 | 1.79 | 1.15 |
| Assessment of government support for CPC | 2 | 78.2 % | 2 | 1.83 | 0.94 |
SD = Standard Deviation