Elizabeth Broden, BSN, PhD
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Postdoctoral FellowAbout
Research
Publications
2024
Who, What, Where, and How? The State of Family Science in Pediatric Palliative Care
Broden E, Boyden J, Keller S, James R, Mooney-Doyle K. Who, What, Where, and How? The State of Family Science in Pediatric Palliative Care. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024 PMID: 38992396, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric palliative carePediatric palliative care researchPalliative careProvision of PPCPalliative care researchPediatric illnessResponsive to family needsPerspectives of parents of childrenFamily-focused interventionsParents of childrenNature of evidenceReviewers assessed eligibilityHealth equityCare researchFamily healthScoping reviewClinical provisionFamily needsFamily impactSerious illnessFamily experiencesStudy participantsFamily voiceStructural barriersFamily processesPartnering With Parents to Dismantle “Good-Death” Narratives
Broden E, McCarthy S, Snaman J. Partnering With Parents to Dismantle “Good-Death” Narratives. JAMA Pediatrics 2024, 178: 431-432. PMID: 38466276, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Alluring, Enduring, and Troubling Concept of a “Good Death” in Pediatric Palliative Care
Broden E, McCarthy S, Snaman J. The Alluring, Enduring, and Troubling Concept of a “Good Death” in Pediatric Palliative Care. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e665. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life experiencesGood deathChild deathsImprove end-of-life careImprove end-of-life experiencesIntensive interventionEnd-of-life careClinical carePediatric palliative careMedical care settingsEnd-of-lifeCare partnersPalliative careDying childrenMoral distressSymptom managementCare settingsCompassionate communicationMitigate distressAuthorship teamPredominant narrativesEarly bereavementCareResearch lensesSurviving familyPreparing for the Unimaginable: How Pediatric ICU Nurses Prepare Families for the Dying Process
Broden E, Eche-Ugwu I, DeCourcey D, Snaman J. Preparing for the Unimaginable: How Pediatric ICU Nurses Prepare Families for the Dying Process. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e662-e663. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life symptomsPICU nursesDying processPediatric intensive care unitRisk of adverse outcomesNurse-initiatedChild deathsNurse-led interventionPediatric ICU nursesTeam collaborationAnalyzing focus groupsQualitative descriptive studyICU nursesNursing perspectiveDying childrenDecisional regretNursesBereaved parentsThematic analysisDescriptive studyFocus groupsParents' perspectivesGrief outcomesPreparatory actionsThe PERCEIVE Study: Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ Perspectives on Roles as Psychosocial Interventionists
Eche-Ugwu I, Aronowitz T, Broden E, Merz A, Wolfe J, Feraco A. The PERCEIVE Study: Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ Perspectives on Roles as Psychosocial Interventionists. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e545-e546. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric oncology nursesPsychosocial care provisionOncology nurses' perspectivesPsychosocial careOncology nursesAfrican American familiesNursing perspectiveCare provisionPsychosocial resourcesIndividual interviewsNurse-led psychosocial interventionsFocus groupsProvision of psychosocial careAfrican American families of childrenCare team dynamicsParental psychosocial healthMultisite qualitative studyAmerican familiesFamilies of childrenPsychosocial healthPsychosocial interventionsNon-HispanicNursesClinician's roleAfrican American parents“At Least I Can Push this Morphine”: PICU Nurses’ Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children
Broden E, Eche-Ugwu I, DeCourcey D, Wolfe J, Hinds P, Snaman J. “At Least I Can Push this Morphine”: PICU Nurses’ Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 132-141.e2. PMID: 38679304, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPICU nursesPediatric intensive care unitFocus groupsInterpretive descriptive qualitative studyVirtual focus groupsParents of childrenChild sufferingNursing approachPICU experienceNursing careDying childrenPsychosocial trainingPsychosocial responsesGeographically diverse sampleCare systemNursesThematic analysisOptimal careQualitative studyCare casesGrieving experiencePhysical sufferingTeam relationshipsIntensive care unitCareFamily characteristics and childcare patterns associated with early social functioning in cancer‐bereaved parents
Snaman J, Chen L, Mazzola E, Helton G, Feifer D, Broden E, McCarthy S, Rosenberg A, Baker J, Wolfe J. Family characteristics and childcare patterns associated with early social functioning in cancer‐bereaved parents. Cancer 2024 PMID: 38620040, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeHousehold material hardshipMaterial hardshipSocial functioningChild's end-of-lifeChild deathsEnd-of-life circumstancesImproved bereavement outcomesCancer-bereaved parentsEarly social functionParental social functioningMultivariate logistic regression modelParents of childrenLogistic regression modelsSupport interventionsPsychosocial distressBereavement outcomesChildcare patternsBereaved parentsBereavement experiencesSurvey completionIncreased oddsFamily characteristicsMultivariate modelHardshipTop Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Attending to the Existential Experience
Tarbi E, Moore C, Wallace C, Beaussant Y, Broden E, Chammas D, Galchutt P, Gilchrist D, Hayden A, Morgan B, Rosenberg L, Sager Z, Solomon S, Rosa W, Chochinov H. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Attending to the Existential Experience. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024 PMID: 38546453, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careImplement evidence-based interventionsCulture of health carePalliative care cliniciansEvidence-based interventionsCare partnersExistential careCare cliniciansHealth careSystemic barriersExistential needsCareExistential experienceIll-preparedExistential dimensionLived experienceIndividual factorsCliniciansInterventionIllnessPatientsNeedsPersonsSkillsBarriersSupported Privacy: An Essential Principle for End-of-Life Care for Children and Families in the PICU
Butler A, Pasek T, Clark T, Broden E. Supported Privacy: An Essential Principle for End-of-Life Care for Children and Families in the PICU. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2024, 25: e258-e262. PMID: 38695704, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life care practicesDelivery of high-quality careEnd-of-life experiencesHigh-quality careProvision of privacyPICU staffCare practicesPICU teamChild deathsFamily feelingsMedicine perspectivePractical needsPICUCareStaffNeedsChildrenFamilyEmotional responsesParadoxical needPediatricCliniciansTeamDelivery
2023
"Palliative Intensive Care" at the End of a Child's Life.
Porter A, Gouda S, Broden E, Snaman J. "Palliative Intensive Care" at the End of a Child's Life. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: e395-e398. PMID: 37920949, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research