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 servicesSurvey of Pediatric Palliative Care Quality Improvement Training, Activities, and Barriers
Bogetz JF, Johnston E, Ananth P, Patneaude A, Workgroup T, Thienprayoon R, Rosenberg A. Survey of Pediatric Palliative Care Quality Improvement Training, Activities, and Barriers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 64: e123-e131. PMID: 35577143, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.04.182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric palliative careQI activitiesHigh-quality pediatric palliative careQI effortsQI workPediatrics Task ForceHalf of participantsQuality improvement activitiesPalliative careQuality improvement trainingEducation/trainingSerious illnessImprovement NetworkElectronic surveyQI trainingOne-thirdHours totalTwo-thirdsCliniciansClinical disciplinesOne-quarterResearch NetworkTask ForceDedicated staffStandardized measures
2021
Reenvisioning End-of-Life Care Quality Measurement for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer—Novel Patient-Centered Indicators and Approaches
Ananth P. Reenvisioning End-of-Life Care Quality Measurement for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer—Novel Patient-Centered Indicators and Approaches. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2122323. PMID: 34424309, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.22323.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSociodemographic 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