2024
A Natural Language Processing Study to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer (RP215)
Lindsay M, De Oliveira S, Ward D, Sciacca K, Lindvall C, Ananth P. A Natural Language Processing Study to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer (RP215). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e763. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life careGoals of care discussionsEnd-of-lifePalliative care consultationLocation of deathProportion of decedentsNatural language processingCode status limitationsCancer decedentsHospice discussionCare discussionsCare consultationDocumented goals of care discussionsEnd-of-life care qualityEvidence-based process measuresKeyword libraryLanguage processingElectronic health recordsManual chart abstractionMonths of lifeQuality measuresRule-based natural language processingCare qualityNatural language processing technologyNatural language processing studiesTransforming Written and Spoken Words into Quantitative Data for Palliative Care Research Using Natural Language Processing (ME301)
Lindvall C, Walling A, Ananth P. Transforming Written and Spoken Words into Quantitative Data for Palliative Care Research Using Natural Language Processing (ME301). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e847-e848. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGoals of care conversationsPay-for-performance programsPay-for-performanceChart abstractionCare conversationsElectronic health record dataQuality improvementPalliative care deliveryAssess care qualityCare process measuresAdvanced cancerHealth record dataElectronic health recordsManual chart abstractionEnd-of-lifeManual chart reviewUS healthcare systemIllness careCare qualityNatural language processingCare deliveryAudio-recorded conversationsHealth recordsSocial supportIllness research
2023
Measuring Pediatric Palliative Care Quality: Challenges and Opportunities
Boyden J, Bogetz J, Johnston E, Thienprayoon R, Williams C, McNeil M, Patneaude A, Widger K, Rosenberg A, Ananth P. Measuring Pediatric Palliative Care Quality: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e483-e495. PMID: 36736860, PMCID: PMC10106436, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
End‐of‐life care quality for children with cancer who receive palliative care
Ananth P, Lindsay M, Nye R, Mun S, Feudtner C, Wolfe J. End‐of‐life care quality for children with cancer who receive palliative care. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2022, 69: e29841. PMID: 35686746, PMCID: PMC10498672, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionLife care qualityDistressing symptomsCancer decedentsEnd of lifeUnit admissionMechanical ventilationCare qualityPalliative Care DatabaseDays of lifeLower household incomeAnnual household incomeHospice enrollmentHospital admissionMultivariable analysisPatient factorsUnivariable analysisPalliative careCare databaseHospice servicesLower oddsResearch DatabaseCancer typesHospital services
2021
Refining Patient-Centered Measures of End-of-Life Care Quality for Children With Cancer
Ananth P, Mun S, Reffat N, Kang SJ, Pitafi S, Ma X, Gross CP, Wolfe J. Refining Patient-Centered Measures of End-of-Life Care Quality for Children With Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 18: e372-e382. PMID: 34613797, PMCID: PMC8932486, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian importance scoresPalliative care consultationHealth care usePatient-reported outcomesCross-sectional electronic surveyLife care qualityPatient-centered measuresHealth care teamHealth care professionalsHealth care resourcesCandidate quality measuresCancer stakeholdersSymptom screeningCare consultationsCare useCare teamLife careCare professionalsPatient needsCare resourcesFamily stakeholdersCare qualityMedian scoreQuality measuresElectronic survey
2020
Parent Perceptions of Team-Delivered Care for Children With Advanced Cancer: A Report From the PediQUEST Study
Feraco AM, Ananth P, Dussel V, Al-Sayegh H, Ma C, Rosenberg AR, Feudtner C, Wolfe J. Parent Perceptions of Team-Delivered Care for Children With Advanced Cancer: A Report From the PediQUEST Study. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 60: 811-817. PMID: 32450115, PMCID: PMC7508972, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cancerCare teamIndividual cliniciansExact testCare qualityRatings of careFisher's exact testHealth care teamSymptom management trialsParents' perceptionsChildhood cancer careCross-sectional surveyOne-third reportInterprofessional health care teamsCare of childrenClinician typePediQUEST studyPrimary outcomeParents of childrenCancer careAssociated FactorsRefractory cancerChild's oncologistExcellent careCancer