2021
Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies
Mun S, Wang R, Ma X, Ananth P. Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies. Cancer 2021, 127: 3817-3824. PMID: 34185881, PMCID: PMC8478813, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematologic malignanciesYoung adultsLife careMultivariable logistic regression modelCancer-directed treatmentPremier Healthcare DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsIntensive care unitHigh-intensity endDays of lifeMajority of childrenLogistic regression modelsIntravenous chemotherapyTracheostomy placementCohort studyDepartment visitsCare unitMechanical ventilationHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelCardiopulmonary resuscitationType of insuranceHealthcare databasesMalignancyA Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study to Define High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
Ananth P, Mun S, Reffat N, Li R, Sedghi T, Avery M, Snaman J, Gross CP, Ma X, Wolfe J. A Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study to Define High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2021, 62: 492-502. PMID: 33556497, PMCID: PMC8339188, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildHospice CareHumansNeoplasmsPalliative CareQualitative ResearchTerminal CareYoung AdultConceptsHigh-quality endQuality EOLCAdvanced cancerSymptom managementLife careQuality endLocation of deathMulticenter qualitative studyAvoidance of hospitalizationPerson-centered measuresCancer stakeholdersEnd of lifeSupportive careMechanical ventilationParents of childrenEmergency departmentInterdisciplinary careInterdisciplinary healthcare professionalsCardiopulmonary resuscitationHospice careQualitative studyCancerHealthcare professionalsFamily preferencesYoung adults
2019
Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Neparidze N, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer 2019, 125: 4084-4095. PMID: 31381151, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-modifying drugsSupportive careMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationAntiviral prophylaxisOlder adultsLower oddsEnd Results-Medicare databaseNon-Hispanic black patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelBaseline renal impairmentSupportive care useTreatment-related toxicityFacility-level characteristicsNon-Hispanic blacksOutcomes of interestCommunity-based settingsLogistic regression modelsRenal impairmentActive treatmentBlack patientsCare useConcomitant useProphylactic antiviralsReduced odds