2024
Quality of Care in the Last Two Years of Life for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions
Bogetz J, Strub B, Bradford M, McGalliard J, Shipman K, Jeyte A, Patneaude A, Johnston E, Ananth P, Thienprayoon R, Rosenberg A. Quality of Care in the Last Two Years of Life for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 488-498.e1. PMID: 39097243, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.07.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex chronic conditionsEnd-of-life quality measuresEnd-of-lifeChronic conditionsHealthcare servicesQuality EOL careQuality measuresQuality of careICD-10 diagnosis codesEvaluate demographic differencesU.S. children's hospitalsYears of lifeEOL careDied in-hospitalInterprofessional supportSymptom managementHealthcare utilizationHospital performanceMedication intensityNon-HispanicDiagnosis codesDescriptive statisticsCardiopulmonary resuscitationChildren's hospitalPublic insurance
2021
Sociodemographic 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 ResearchConceptsHigh-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