Table 5 Top ten priorities by category
Research priorities | Broad research category | |
|---|---|---|
1 | Children's understanding of death and dying | Psychological issues |
2 | Managing pain in children where there is no morphine (Strong opioids) | Clinical care |
3 | Funding for and the cost of CPC | Policies and Procedures |
4 | Training needs for CPC | Education |
5 | Assessment of the WHO two-step analgesic ladder for pain management in children | Clinical care |
5 | Pain management for non-cancer children with chronic life-threatening illness | Clinical care |
6 | Interventions and models of care for CPC | Interventions and models of care |
6 | Measuring outcomes of care | Interventions and models of care |
7 | Integration of CPC into core health curriculum | Education |
8 | Use of opioids in children | Clinical care |
8 | The global need for CPC | Other |
9 | Ethical issues in CPC | Legislation and ethics |
10 | Children's rights and palliative care | Legislation and ethics |