Family attitudes toward genomic sequencing in children with cardiac disease
child; conference abstract; confidentiality; consumer; controlled study; Family Attitudes; family planning; genetic discrimination; grounded theory; health care system; heart center; Heart Diseases -- Mortality; human; human tissue; insurance; interrater reliability; perception; privacy; prognosis; resource allocation; semi structured interview; sequence analysis; surgery; transplantation; trust; uncertainty
Purpose of study Care for children with cardiac disease often involves difficult decisions and clinical uncertainty. Genomic Sequencing (GS) promises to improve clinical prognostics and could impact how difficult decisions are made. We sought to determine how GS results might alter family attitudes towards bedside care choices. Methods used We conducted semi-structured interviews of 35 families at a high-volume pediatric heart center. We discussed previous experience with and understanding of GS, perceptions toward GS in real and hypothetical scenarios, and support needed for implementing GS in clinical care. Responses were analyzed using grounded theory and a codebook was developed. Researchers discussed interpretation of codes and identified and described emerging themes. Interrater reliability was 0.91. Summary of results Three themes emerged: 1) Is knowledge beneficial? Families saw benefits in GS-the ability to provide specific and/or earlier diagnoses, clarify prognosis, change family planning, and avoid unnecessary/additional testing-but also struggled with the sense that GS results did not translate into meaningful changes in clinical care. 2) Should GS guide life limiting decisions and resource allocation? Some parents felt using GS to justify withdrawal of care or allocation of scarce resources (like organs for transplantation) could represent genetic discrimination; other parents felt GS should be used when allocating resources, even if it meant limitation of treatment options for their child. 3) Is giving GS results to the healthcare system safe? All families indicated mistrust of at least one facet of the medical system including insurance companies, maintenance of confidentiality, and the incentive structure in healthcare. Some also expressed distrust of direct to consumer GS testing. Conclusions In families of children with cardiac disease, trust is lacking in perceptions of the clinical utility of GS results, in using GS results to inform difficult decisions and in clinical protections for privacy or handling of GS results. Further efforts to improve the trustworthiness of clinical GS are needed to engage family support in implementation of GS to clinical care.
Gal D; Deuitch N; Tang R; Magnus D; Char D
Journal of Investigative Medicine
2020
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Development and integration of a perinatal palliative care program at a tertiary care center
hospice; newborn; anencephalus; intensive care; clergy; nurse; social worker; comfort; practice guideline; neonatologist; tertiary care center; conference abstract; human; child; female; controlled study; perinatal care; palliative therapy; abortion; electronic medical record; fetus malformation; Oklahoma; prenatal diagnosis
Purpose of study Advances in fetal medicine have increased referrals to tertiary perinatal care centers. NRP guidelines recommend that only neonates with anencephaly and less than. 400 grams are not to be resuscitated. In 2015, Oklahoma passed a law stating 'it is the duty of the physician to inform the woman who carries a fetus with anomalies that perinatal hospice services are available and that this is an alternative to abortion'. We aim to describe the process of developing a perinatal palliative care (PPC) program for newborns with prenatal diagnoses of life-limiting conditions. Methods used Focus groups were conducted with responsible parties. Existing resources were identified. Implementation approaches were discussed. Summary of results The need for a PPC team was identified. Nurses, neonatologists, chaplains, social workers and child life specialists were integrated into this service with the support of an existing pediatric palliative care team. A new PPC program was introduced. Prenatal consults initiated by maternal-fetal medicine are an integral part of the prenatal care. Options of intensive care versus comfort care are offered. A neonatologist attends all these deliveries. The newborn stays with the mother. Special nurses were assigned for comfort care in the mother's room. Guidelines and specific PPC orders are now available in the electronic medical record. Examples are listed in the table 1. A website was created to inform referring physicians about this new program. Conclusions PPC was successfully established at a regional tertiary center. Parents of newborns diagnosed with lethal conditions have the choice of often non-beneficial intensive care or care focused on comfort after birth. This specialized care allows parents to celebrate the limited life of their precious newborns. Providers across the state have now access to a referral center offering perinatal neonatal palliative care. (Table Presented).
Shah B A; May R; White L; Wlodaver A
Journal of Investigative Medicine
2019
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1136/jim-2018-000974.461" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1136/jim-2018-000974.461</a>
Nutritional failure and cachexia in a pediatric palliative care population.
Longitudinal Studies; NET CV
2006
Siden H; Soon G; Cox K; Straatman L
Journal Of Investigative Medicine
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.2310/6650.2005.x0004.373" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.2310/6650.2005.x0004.373</a>