Dying and Death in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Staff Responses
Broden E, Bailey V, Beke D, Snaman J, Moynihan K. Dying and Death in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Staff Responses. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2023, 25: e91-e102. PMID: 37678228, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-lifeFree-text responsesPediatric cardiac ICUFamily experiencesStaff responsesPediatric end-of-lifeImproving EOL careFree-text survey responsesMixed methods evaluationCross-sectional surveyEnd-of-life characteristicsCardiac ICUEOL careNurses' responsesAllied healthStaff surveyStaff experienceMedication intensityMultidisciplinary staffYears of experienceImprove familyMultidisciplinary teamScore quartilesEducational initiativesStaffMixed‐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“It's Hard Not to Have Regrets:” Qualitative Analysis of Decisional Regret in Bereaved Parents
Feifer D, Broden E, Baker J, Wolfe J, Snaman J. “It's Hard Not to Have Regrets:” Qualitative Analysis of Decisional Regret in Bereaved Parents. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e399-e407. PMID: 36641003, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.12.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecisional regretBereaved parentsEnd-of-lifeFree-text responsesStudy of ParentsFree textParents of childrenEnd-of-life characteristicsDecision-making processCare teamChild deathsEarly bereavementBereavementChild's lifeParental riskSelf-blameParental responsibilityContent analysisIdentified factorsHeightened riskLongitudinal studyAnalyzed responsesChild sufferingFrequency of categoriesRecurrent categories