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However, PPC is not commonly integrated into routine pediatric nephrology care. This study explores the perspectives and experiences of healthcare providers (HCPs) to better understand the experiences and specific barriers related to PPC integration for children and adolescents with advanced CKD.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We conducted a qualitative study with 23 HCPs, including nurses, psychologists, social workers, and physicians from seven German pediatric nephrology centers, analyzing semi-structured focus groups and individual interviews using structured content analysis.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Five main categories emerged from the analysis, revealing HCPs\u2019 perceptions of CKD as a life-limiting condition, HCPs\u2019 moral distress in addressing end-of-life issues, and barriers to PPC integration. Although HCPs reported comprehensive multidisciplinary support for end-of-life situations, a lack of interprofessional communication occasionally hindered coordinated care. HCPs rarely addressed CKD\u2019s life-limiting nature proactively. A fear of diminishing hope led HCPs to avoid conversations about prognosis unless in response to a therapeutic crisis. PPC was mostly reserved for end-of-life cases, as HCPs associated PPC with terminal care and expressed concerns over distressing families.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study highlights the gap between guidelines recommending early integration of PPC and daily nephrology practice, which tends to introduce PPC late in the course of the disease. Training for nephrology teams could improve the quality of life for children with advanced CKD and their families by promoting early integration of primary PPC principles.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Graphical abstract<\/jats:title>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00467-025-06728-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,27]],"date-time":"2025-02-27T08:05:52Z","timestamp":1740643552000},"page":"2341-2351","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Listening to the multidisciplinary care team: exploring the pediatric palliative care needs in advanced chronic kidney disease"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Vanessa","family":"Nenner","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hendrik","family":"Napierala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria Agnes","family":"Jonas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nina","family":"Kubiak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1162-5295","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julia","family":"Thumfart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"6728_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"318","DOI":"10.1542\/pir.35.8.318","volume":"35","author":"TI Kang","year":"2014","unstructured":"Kang TI, Munson D, Hwang J, Feudtner C (2014) Integration of palliative care into the care of children with serious illness. 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