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
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 modelsRisk Factors for Decisional Regret among Parents Early in Bereavement (Sci251)
Feifer D, Broden E, Xiong N, Mazzola E, Baker J, Wolfe J, Snaman J. Risk Factors for Decisional Regret among Parents Early in Bereavement (Sci251). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e667-e668. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life symptomsDecisional regretParental decisional regretEnd-of-life circumstancesCross-sectional survey of parentsFisher's exact testLocation of deathCross-sectional surveyRisk factorsMultinomial logistic regression modelParents of childrenChild sufferingHigh riskPerception of sufferingLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regressionCaregiving roleExact testRelated risk factorsSurvey of parentsPrimary caregiversBereaved parentsRelative riskParents' perceptions