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Trial reportJournal of pain and symptom management2025

Parent Views on Parent and Child-reported Outcomes in Pediatric Advanced Cancer: A Qualitative Study.

Deborah Feifer, Alexandra F Merz, Madeline Avery, Erika Tsuchiyose, Ijeoma J Eche-Ugwu, Opeyemi Awofeso, Joanne Wolfe, Veronica Dussel, Maria Laura Requena

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Trial report in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03408314 (A Multisite, Parallel, RCT Comparing the Effectiveness of an Early Palliative Care Intervention, the PediQUEST Response to Pediatric Oncology Symptom Experience , Versus Usual Cancer Care in Children and Adolescents With Advanced Cancer), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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NCT03408314 nacompletednot on this map

A Multisite, Parallel, RCT Comparing the Effectiveness of an Early Palliative Care Intervention, the PediQUEST Response to Pediatric Oncology Symptom Experience , Versus Usual Cancer Care in Children and Adolescents With Advanced Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorJoanne Wolfe, MD, MPHRan2018 to 2022Enrolled194ConditionsAdvanced CancerArmsPediQUEST Response, Usual Cancer Care
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Deborah FeiferEmory University School of Medicine (D.F.), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Alexandra F MerzWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (A.F.M.), St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Madeline AveryPediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics (M.A., J.W., V.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Erika TsuchiyoseDepartment of Community Health (E.T.), Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Ijeoma J Eche-UgwuDepartment of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care (I.J.E.U.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Opeyemi AwofesoHarvard Medical School (O.A., J.W.), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Joanne WolfePediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics (M.A., J.W., V.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School (O.A., J.W.), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Veronica DusselPediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics (M.A., J.W., V.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: vdussel@mgh.harvard.edu.
Maria Laura RequenaCenter for Research and Implementation in Palliative Care (M.L.R.), Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Funding

PediQUEST: Improving Children's Quality of Life through e-PROMS and Palliative Care (Diversity Supplement)R01NR016720 · NINR · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI WOLFE, JOANNE · 2017 to 2021
$3.2M
NINR NIH HHS R01 NR016720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch on concurrent parent and patient-reported outcomes has primarily focused on reaching agreement. However, little is known about how to interpret and address discrepancies, which are not uncommon, between both viewpoints.

objectivesTo explore parents' perspectives on reporting about child symptoms and quality of life (QoL) concurrently with their child in the context of pediatric advanced cancer.

methodsThis qualitative study was embedded in the PediQUEST Response Study, a randomized controlled trial of timely palliative care integration in children with advanced cancer. Over 18 weeks, study dyads (children ≥5 years old and one parent) completed weekly e-PROs assessing symptoms and QoL. Using a grounded theory approach, we ran a secondary analysis of end-of-study semi-structured parent interviews to examine their views on concurrent reporting of symptoms.

resultsOut of 110 randomized dyads included in this analysis, 77 parents completed an exit interview. Most were White non-Hispanic mothers. Parent reflections on concurrent reporting of child symptoms and QoL are summarized in the following themes: symptom experience is subjective, parent and child viewpoints are unique, parents ask fewer questions as they adapt to child treatment, and children may hesitate to share symptoms. To better grasp their child's experience, parents developed proactive communication strategies.

conclusionInterviewed parents acknowledged that parent report and child self-report are distinct and complementary. Their perspectives provide guidance to clinicians and researchers about the implementation and interpretation of concurrent outcomes measurement in pediatric advanced cancer care. CLINICALTRIALS: gov NCT03408314.

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NeoplasmsParentsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMalePalliative Carecancerpalliative careparent-child relationspatient-reported outcome measuresPediatricsqualitative research

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PMID39414121
PMCPMC11710963

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