2024
Preparing 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 actions
2023
The roles of preparation, location, and palliative care involvement in parent-perceived child suffering at the end of life
Broden E, Mazzola E, DeCourcey D, Blume E, Wolfe J, Snaman J. The roles of preparation, location, and palliative care involvement in parent-perceived child suffering at the end of life. Journal Of Pediatric Nursing 2023, 72: e166-e173. PMID: 37355461, DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex chronic conditionsChild sufferingParents' perceptionsPalliative care involvementCare-related factorsEnd of lifeEffective support interventionsMultivariate logistic regression modelHeart diseasePerception of sufferingLogistic regression modelsEOL careCare involvementSupport interventionsSurvey of parentsIllness experienceDying processChronic conditionsBereavement experiencesFamily supportAdvanced heart diseaseIdentified factorsEOLMultivariate modelRegression models