MeSH: Oncologists
Facilitators Associated With Building and Sustaining Therapeutic Alliance in Advanced Pediatric Cancer
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Importance: Therapeutic alliance is a core component of patient- and family-centered care, particularly in the setting of advancing cancer. Communication approaches used by pediatric oncologists to foster therapeutic alliance with children with cancer and their families are not well understood. Objectives: To identify key oncologist-driven facilitators associated with building and sustaining therapeutic alliance in the…
Attitudes and practices of pediatric oncologists regarding palliative care consultation for pediatric oncology patients
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Objective: We sought to describe palliative care services available to children with cancer along with pediatric oncologists’ current and ideal practices of palliative care involvement in children with cancer. Design(s): A novel survey tool was administered via REDCap to attending pediatric oncologists in the United States. The survey remained open from June to September 2020.…
Broaching goals-of-care conversations in advancing pediatric cancer
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Broaching conversations about goals of care can be difficult for clinicians. Presently, the communication strategies used by pediatric oncologists to approach goals of care conversations are not well understood. We recorded disease re-evaluation conversations between pediatric oncologists, patients, and parents, capturing 141 conversations (∼2400 minutes) for 17 patients with advancing illness across the study period.…
Perspectives of pediatric oncologists and palliative care physicians on the therapeutic use of cannabis in children with cancer
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Background Children with cancer are increasingly using cannabis therapeutically. Aim The purpose of this study was to determine the perspectives and practices of pediatric oncologists and palliative care physicians regarding the use of cannabis for medical purposes among children with cancer. Methods A self-administered, voluntary, cross-sectional, deidentified online survey was sent to all pediatric oncologists…
Mothers’ Support Preferences With Their Chronically Ill Child’s Health Care Team
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Children living with medical complexities are a growing population in the United States. Supportive pediatric health care team members are arguably the single most important factor in helping mothers manage their child’s multifaceted condition. To better understand what constitutes helpful support from health care team members, we interviewed 17 mothers affiliated with a pediatric palliative…