Managing diffuse intrinsic Pontine glioma (DIPG) through japan’s pediatric home medical care (PHMC) system, originally designed for medically complex children
The Japanese PHMC system, with physicians' home visiting, enabled comprehensive, hospital-level palliative care at home for children with DIPG. This model may serve as a framework for enhancing pediatric end-of-life care, especially where direct physician involvement is feasible. Our findings suggest the importance of structured, multidisciplinary home care systems in maintaining quality of life for children with terminal conditions.
Authors
- Masahiro Ikari
- Noriyuki Inaba
- Tomoo Osumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5536-6788)
- Miyuki Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-037X)
- Hirotoshi Maeda
- Izumi Iikura
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- National Center For Child Health and Development (JP)
- Field Foundation (US)
- Medical Research Foundation (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01887-z
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare