2021
Refining Patient-Centered Measures of End-of-Life Care Quality for Children With Cancer
Ananth P, Mun S, Reffat N, Kang SJ, Pitafi S, Ma X, Gross CP, Wolfe J. Refining Patient-Centered Measures of End-of-Life Care Quality for Children With Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 18: e372-e382. PMID: 34613797, PMCID: PMC8932486, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian importance scoresPalliative care consultationHealth care usePatient-reported outcomesCross-sectional electronic surveyLife care qualityPatient-centered measuresHealth care teamHealth care professionalsHealth care resourcesCandidate quality measuresCancer stakeholdersSymptom screeningCare consultationsCare useCare teamLife careCare professionalsPatient needsCare resourcesFamily stakeholdersCare qualityMedian scoreQuality measuresElectronic surveySociodemographic 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
2018
Regional Practice Patterns and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Intensity of End‐of‐Life Care
Wang S, Hsu SH, Huang S, Doan KC, Gross CP, Ma X. Regional Practice Patterns and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Intensity of End‐of‐Life Care. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 4291-4309. PMID: 29951996, PMCID: PMC6232508, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of endHospital referral regionsRegional practice patternsPractice patternsLife careEthnic differencesLife care expendituresLocal practice patternsCancer decedentsMedicare databaseRacial/Ethnic DifferencesReferral regionsCare expendituresCareEnd resultDifferencesEpidemiologyDecedents
2017
Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life
Wang R, Zeidan AM, Halene S, Xu X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Gross CP, Gore SD, Ma X. Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2017.72.714. PMID: 28783450, PMCID: PMC5648174, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.72.7149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDays of lifeEnd of lifeLife careHospice careOlder patientsHospice enrollmentMyeloid leukemiaIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsLate hospice enrollmentCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyUse of chemotherapyIntensive care unitHealth care useLogistic regression analysisYears of ageUnit admissionAggressive treatmentCohort studyOverall cohortAML diagnosisCare unit