Search Results - "KANG, Tammy I"

Pediatric Palliative Care Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study by FEUDTNER, Chris, KANG, Tammy I, HEXEM, Kari R, FRIEDRICHSDORF, Stefan J, OSENGA, Kaci, SIDEN, Harold, FRIEBERT, Sarah E, HAYS, Ross M, DUSSEL, Veronica, WOLFE, Joanne

“…To describe demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who received hospital-based pediatric palliative care (PPC) consultations…”
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Pediatric Palliative Care Parents’ Distress, Financial Difficulty, and Child Symptoms by Boyden, Jackelyn Y., Hill, Douglas L., Nye, Russell T., Bona, Kira, Johnston, Emily E., Hinds, Pamela, Friebert, Sarah, Kang, Tammy I., Hays, Ross, Hall, Matt, Wolfe, Joanne, Feudtner, Chris

“…Parents of patients with a serious illness experience psychological distress, which impacts parents’ wellbeing and, potentially, their ability to care for…”
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Feasibility of Conducting a Palliative Care Randomized Controlled Trial in Children With Advanced Cancer: Assessment of the PediQUEST Study by Dussel, Veronica, MD, MPH, Orellana, Liliana, PhD, Soto, Natalie, MD, Chen, Kun, PhD, Ullrich, Christina, MD, MPH, Kang, Tammy I., MD, MSCE, Geyer, Jeffrey R., MD, Feudtner, Chris, MD, PhD, MPH, Wolfe, Joanne, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Context Pediatric palliative care randomized controlled trials (PPC-RCTs) are uncommon. Objectives To evaluate the feasibility of conducting a PPC-RCT…”
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Tumor Talk and Child Well-Being: Perceptions of “Good” and “Bad” News Among Parents of Children With Advanced Cancer by Feraco, Angela M., MD, MMSc, Dussel, Veronica, MD, MPH, Orellana, Liliana, PhD, Kang, Tammy I., MD, MSCE, Geyer, J. Russell, MD, Rosenberg, Abby R., MD, MS, Feudtner, Chris, MD, PhD, MPH, Wolfe, Joanne, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Context Little is known about how parents of children with advanced cancer classify news they receive about their child's medical condition. Objective…”
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Pediatric Exposure to Opioid and Sedation Medications during Terminal Hospitalizations in the United States, 2007-2011 by Ragsdale, Lindsay, MD, Zhong, Wenjun, PhD, Morrison, Wynne, MD, MBE, Munson, David, MD, Kang, Tammy I., MD, MSCE, Dai, Dingwei, PhD, Feudtner, Chris, MD, PhD, MPH

“…Objective To describe the use of opioids and sedatives to pediatric patients dying in the hospital in the 2 weeks preceding death. Study design We conducted a…”
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Symptoms and Distress in Children With Advanced Cancer: Prospective Patient-Reported Outcomes From the PediQUEST Study by Wolfe, Joanne, Orellana, Liliana, Ullrich, Christina, Cook, E Francis, Kang, Tammy I, Rosenberg, Abby, Geyer, Russ, Feudtner, Chris, Dussel, Veronica

“…Thousands of children are living with advanced cancer; yet patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have rarely been used to describe their experiences. We aimed to…”
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Decisional Regret Among Parents of Children With Cancer by Mack, Jennifer W, Cronin, Angel M, Kang, Tammy I

“…Purpose Decision making is one of the ways in which parents serve as stewards of their children with cancer, but barriers to informed decision making among…”
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Prognostic disclosures over time: Parental preferences and physician practices by Sisk, Bryan A., Kang, Tammy I., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…BACKGROUND Although the majority of parents of children with cancer say they want prognostic information, to the authors’ knowledge little is known regarding…”
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Care experiences that foster trust between parents and physicians of children with cancer by Mack, Jennifer W., Kang, Tammy I.

“…Background Trust is a core aspect of the patient‐physician relationship, especially in cancer care. We sought to examine parents’ experiences with trust over…”
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Disparities in prognosis communication among parents of children with cancer: The impact of race and ethnicity by Ilowite, Maya F., Cronin, Angel M., Kang, Tammy I., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…BACKGROUND Most parents of children with cancer say they want detailed information about their child's prognosis. However, prior work has been conducted in…”
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The evolution of regret: decision-making for parents of children with cancer by Sisk, Bryan A., Kang, Tammy I., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…Purpose Parents of children with cancer make treatment decisions in highly emotional states while feeling overwhelmed with information. In previous work, 1 in…”
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The Management of Pain in Children with Life-limiting Illnesses by Friedrichsdorf, Stefan J., MD, Kang, Tammy I., MD

“…The management of pain in children with life-limiting illnesses is complex and unfortunately not often done effectively. Pain is a multidimensional symptom…”
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How Parents of Children With Cancer Learn About Their Children's Prognosis by Sisk, Bryan A, Kang, Tammy I, Mack, Jennifer W

“…To determine which prognostic information sources parents find informative and which are associated with better parental understanding of prognosis…”
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The relationship between household income and patient‐reported symptom distress and quality of life in children with advanced cancer: A report from the PediQUEST study by Ilowite, Maya F., Al‐Sayegh, Hasan, Ma, Clement, Dussel, Veronica, Rosenberg, Abby R., Feudtner, Chris, Kang, Tammy I., Wolfe, Joanne, Bona, Kira

“…Background Children with advanced cancer experience high symptom distress, which negatively impacts their health‐related quality of life (HRQOL). To the…”
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Decisional burden among parents of children with cancer by Sisk, Bryan A., Kang, Tammy I., Goldstein, Richard, DuBois, James M., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…Background Despite growing evidence and support for shared decision making, little is known about the experiences of parents who hold more active roles than…”
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Good-parent beliefs of parents of seriously ill children by Feudtner, Chris, Walter, Jennifer K, Faerber, Jennifer A, Hill, Douglas L, Carroll, Karen W, Mollen, Cynthia J, Miller, Victoria A, Morrison, Wynne E, Munson, David, Kang, Tammy I, Hinds, Pamela S

“…Parents' beliefs about what they need to do to be a good parent when their children are seriously ill influence their medical decisions, and better…”
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Intended and unintended consequences: Ethics, communication, and prognostic disclosure in pediatric oncology by Marron, Jonathan M., Cronin, Angel M., Kang, Tammy I., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…BACKGROUND The majority of patients desire all available prognostic information, but some physicians hesitate to discuss prognosis. The objective of the…”
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Sources of parental hope in pediatric oncology by Sisk, Bryan A., Kang, Tammy I., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…Background Hope is a multidimensional concept that is important for all parents of children with cancer. However, most work has focused on advanced cancer and…”
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Differences in parent-provider concordance regarding prognosis and goals of care among children with advanced cancer by Rosenberg, Abby R, Orellana, Liliana, Kang, Tammy I, Geyer, J Russell, Feudtner, Chris, Dussel, Veronica, Wolfe, Joanne

“…Concordance between parents of children with advanced cancer and health care providers has not been described. We aimed to describe parent-provider concordance…”
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Parental distress and desire for information regarding long‐term implications of pediatric cancer treatment by Greenzang, Katie A., Cronin, Angel M., Kang, Tammy I., Mack, Jennifer W.

“…Background Parents of children with cancer have unmet information needs regarding future limitations resulting from cancer or its treatment. Prior research has…”
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