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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Parental Views of Social Worker and Chaplain Involvement in Care and Decision Making for Critically Ill Children with Cancer.

Kelly N Michelson, Melanie Arenson, Elizabeth Charleston, Marla L Clayman, Tracy Brazg, Karen Rychlik, Abby R Rosenberg, Joel Frader

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly N MichelsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9714-9535
Melanie ArensonDivision of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Elizabeth CharlestonDivision of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Marla L ClaymanDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8491-3672
Tracy BrazgCenter for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Karen RychlikDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Abby R RosenbergDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7608-607X
Joel FraderDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Northwestern University · USLurie Children's Hospital · USSeattle Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

American Cancer Society PEP-14-060-01-PCSM
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial workers (SWs) and chaplains are trained to support families facing challenges associated with critical illness and potential end-of-life issues. Little is known about how parents view SW/chaplain involvement in care for critically ill children with cancer.

methodsWe studied parent perceptions of SW/chaplain involvement in care for pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients with cancer or who had a hematopoietic cell transplant. English- and Spanish-speaking parents completed surveys within 7 days of PICU admission and at discharge. Some parents participated in an optional interview.

resultsTwenty-four parents of 18 patients completed both surveys, and six parents were interviewed. Of the survey respondents, 66.7% and 75% interacted with SWs or chaplains, respectively. Most parents described SW/chaplain interactions as helpful (81.3% and 72.2%, respectively), but few reported their help with decision making (18.8% and 12.4%, respectively). Parents described SW/chaplain roles related to emotional, spiritual, instrumental, and holistic support. Few parents expressed awareness about SW/chaplain interactions with other healthcare team members.

conclusionsFuture work is needed to determine SWs'/chaplains' contributions to and impact on parental decision making, improve parent awareness about SW/chaplain roles and engagement with the healthcare team, and understand why some PICU parents do not interact with SWs/chaplains.

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chaplainspediatric intensive care unitsocial workersspiritual care providers

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PMID36138595
PMCPMC9497868
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