MeSH: Professional-Family Relations
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…
Community Resource Connection for Pediatric Caregivers with Unmet Social Needs: A Qualitative Study
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OBJECTIVE: Pediatric health systems are increasingly screening caregivers for unmet social needs. However, it remains unclear how best to connect families with unmet needs to available and appropriate community resources. We aimed to explore caregivers’ perceived barriers to and facilitators of community resource connection. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews with caregivers of pediatric patients admitted…
Outpatient Follow-up Care After Hospital Discharge of Children With Complex Chronic Conditions at a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital
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OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with completion of recommended outpatient follow-up visits in children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs) following hospital discharge. METHODS: We retrospectively identified children aged 1 to 17 years diagnosed with a CCC who were discharged from our rural tertiary care children’s hospital between 2017 and 2018 with a diagnosis meeting published…
COMPLETE (Communication Plan Early Through End of Life): Development of a research program to diminish suffering for children at end of life
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OBJECTIVE: Bereavement care for parents predominantly focuses on care after child loss. However, Health Care Professionals (HCPs) feel responsible for supporting parents who are grieving losses in their child’s end-of-life. Preloss care is tailored to the parents’ needs, thus highly varying. To better understand the nature of preloss care, this study aims to gain insight…
Navigator-Based Intervention to Support Communication in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study
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BACKGROUND: Communication in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) between families and the health care team affects the family experience, caregiver psychological morbidity, and patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility of studying and implementing a PICU communication intervention called PICU Supports, and to assess families’ and health care teams’ perceptions of the intervention. METHODS:…