2009
Peace of Mind and Sense of Purpose as Core Existential Issues Among Parents of Children With Cancer
Mack JW, Wolfe J, Cook EF, Grier HE, Cleary PD, Weeks JC. Peace of Mind and Sense of Purpose as Core Existential Issues Among Parents of Children With Cancer. JAMA Pediatrics 2009, 163: 519-524. PMID: 19487607, DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentBostonChildChild, PreschoolCommunicationCross-Sectional StudiesCultureData CollectionExistentialismHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantMotivationNeoplasmsParentsPersonality InventoryProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisPsychometricsQuality of LifeSpiritualityTrustConceptsChronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual WellParents of childrenPrognostic informationFunctional assessmentDana-Farber Cancer InstituteMultivariable logistic regression modelCross-sectional surveyDetailed prognostic informationLogistic regression modelsOncologist judgmentChildren's HospitalMAIN OUTCOMECancer InstituteCancerCancer treatmentPeace of mindOncologistsHospitalScoresChildrenFirst yearHigh peaceRegression modelsMedical informationSubscale responses
2007
Hope and Prognostic Disclosure
Mack JW, Wolfe J, Cook EF, Grier HE, Cleary PD, Weeks JC. Hope and Prognostic Disclosure. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 5636-5642. PMID: 18065734, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.6110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic disclosurePrognostic informationPhysician communicationDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDisclosure of prognosisHalf of parentsChildren's HospitalParents of childrenChild's physicianMultivariable modelMAIN OUTCOMEParental recallCancer InstituteChild's oncologistChildren's CancerPatients' hopePhysiciansCancerEmotional distressPrognosisOncologistsHospitalChildren's likelihoodFirst yearCure