2024
Family 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, 130: 2822-2833. 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 modelHardship
2023
Mixed‐methods analysis of decisional regret in parents following a child's death from cancer
Feifer D, Broden E, Xiong N, Mazzola E, Baker J, Wolfe J, Snaman J. Mixed‐methods analysis of decisional regret in parents following a child's death from cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30541. PMID: 37414728, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree-text responsesDecisional regretChild deathsCancer-bereaved parentsAssociated with decreased riskMixed-methods designQualitative content analysisParental decisional regretChild's lifeMixed-methods analysisPrimary caregiversBereaved parentsQuantitative itemsSelf-blameParents 6Increased riskContent analysisFree textResults of qualitative content analysisQualitative reflectionsRisk of regretTreatment choiceMothersChildrenSuffering