In children’s palliative care, assessment tools are essential for understanding a child’s physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs. These tools help healthcare providers deliver personalized and compassionate care by identifying symptoms, tracking progression, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions.
Children often have different communication abilities depending on their age and development, which makes specialized assessment tools crucial. These tools are designed to be age-appropriate and may include both self-report methods (where the child communicates their symptoms) and observational methods (used when children are unable to verbalize their needs).
