Beginning treatment for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: the family connection
PedPal Lit; Acute DiseaseAdaptation; and work; audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim; Hospitalized/psychology Child; Myeloid/psychology/therapy Longitudinal Studies Models; often hidden; Pediatric Humans Infant Leukemia; Preschool Family/psychology Family Health Health Services Needs and Demand Holistic Health Hospitals; Psychological AdolescentAttitude to Health Child Child; Psychological Nursing Methodology Research Parent-Child Relations Qualitative Research Queensland Questionnaires Research Support; school; siblings and parents. Open-ended interviews; were thematically analyzed with the assistance of the Non-numerical Unstructured Data by processes of Indexing Searching and Theory-building (NUDIST) computer program. The findings emphasize the disruption to normalcy in relation to home life; which is exacerbated for families who relocate for specialist treatment. The findings emphasise the need for suppo rt for families coping with childhood AML.
2005
McGrath P; Paton MA; Huff N
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs
2005
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/01460860590950881" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1080/01460860590950881</a>
Identification of pain indicators for infants at risk for neurological impairment: a Delphi consensus study
Delphi Technique; NET Grey Lit; Delphi Method
Background: A number of infant pain measures have been developed over the past 15 years incorporating behavioural and physiologic indicators; however, no reliable or valid measure exists for infants who are at risk for neurological impairments (NI). The objective of this study was to establish consensus about which behavioural, physiologic and contextual indicators best characterize pain in infants at high, moderate and low levels of risk for NI. Methods: A 39- item, self-administered electronic survey that included infant physiologic, behavioural and contextual pain indicators was used in a two round Delphi consensus exercise. Fourteen pediatric pain experts were polled individually and anonymously on the importance and usefulness of the pain indicators for the 3 differing levels of risk for NI. Results: The strength of agreement between expert raters was moderate in Round 1 and fair in Round 2. In general, pain indicators with the highest concordance for all three groups were brow bulge, facial grimace, eye squeeze, and inconsolability. Increased heart rate from baseline in the moderate and severe groups demonstrated high concordance. In the severe risk group, fluctuations in heart rate and reduced oxygen saturation were also highly rated. Conclusions: These data constitute the first step in contributing to the development and validation of a pain measure for infants at risk for NI. In future research, we will integrate these findings with the opinions of (a) health care providers about the importance and usefulness of infant pain indicators and (b) the pain responses of infants at mild, moderate and high risk for NI.
2006
Stevens B; McGrath P; Yamada J; Gibbins S; Beyene J; Breau L; Camfield C; Finley A; Franck L; Howlett A; Johnston C; McKeever P; O'Brien K; Ohlsson A
Bmc Pediatrics
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-6-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1186/1471-2431-6-1</a>
Findings on the Impact of treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on family relationships
2001
McGrath P
Child And Family Social Work
2001
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2206.2001.00200.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1046/j.1365-2206.2001.00200.x</a>
Treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: The fathers' perspective
Fathers
2001
McGrath P
Australian Health Revew
2001
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1071/ah010135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1071/ah010135</a>
Caring for dying patients can be a satisfying experience
McGrath P; Kearsley J
Canadian Medical Association Journal
2011
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101627" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1503/cmaj.101627</a>