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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBrand McCarthy SR, Kang TI, Mack JW
Inclusion of children in the initial conversation about their cancer diagnosis: impact on parent experiences of the communication process.
The current study examined the frequency and impact of child presence during a serious medical conversation on the parent's communication experience in pediatric oncology. The investigators concluded that the parent's communication experience is not diminished by the choice to include the child. They suggest that given the bioethical imperative to include children in conversations about serious illness whenever possible, this concern should not be used to exclude children, but rather to give parents additional time of their own when needed to fully process decisions.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063.
Citation: Brand McCarthy SR, Kang TI, Mack JW .
Inclusion of children in the initial conversation about their cancer diagnosis: impact on parent experiences of the communication process.
Support Care Cancer 2019 Apr;27(4):1319-24. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-4653-3..
Keywords: Cancer, Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Patient and Family Engagement
Bardach NS, Burkhart Q, Richardson LP
Hospital-based quality measures for pediatric mental health care.
The objective of this study was to develop and test medical record-based measures used to assess quality of pediatric mental health care in the emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings. The investigators drafted an evidence-based set of pediatric mental health care quality measures for the ED and inpatient settings and used them to identify sex and race disparities and substantial hospital variation.
AHRQ-funded; HS020506.
Citation: Bardach NS, Burkhart Q, Richardson LP .
Hospital-based quality measures for pediatric mental health care.
Pediatrics 2018 Jun;141(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3554..
Keywords: Cancer, Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Shared Decision Making, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Patient Experience, Patient and Family Engagement