Donna Drew
Boston Children's Hospital
20 Papers
24 Citations
Donna Drew is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Grandparent. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 17 publications. Previous affiliations of Donna Drew include Hong Kong Polytechnic University & Newcastle University.
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Papers
End-of-Life Care Preferences of Pediatric Patients With Cancer
Pamela S. Hinds,Donna Drew,Linda L. Oakes,Maryam Fouladi,Sheri L. Spunt,Christopher Church,Wayne L. Furman +6 more
TL;DR: These children and adolescents with advanced cancer realized that they were involved in an end-of-life decision, understood the consequences of their decision, and were capable of participating in a complex decision process involving risks to themselves and others.
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Results of a nurse-led intervention: connecting pediatric cancer patients from the hospital to the school using videoconferencing technologies.
Sarah J. Ellis,Donna Drew,Claire E. Wakefield,Claire E. Wakefield,Samra L Saikal,Deborah Punch,Richard J. Cohn,Richard J. Cohn +7 more
TL;DR: Videoconferencing technologies provide an important tool to connect childhood cancer patients to their classrooms; however, further solution-based investigation is warranted to overcome existing barriers.
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Parental grieving after a child dies from cancer: is stress from stem cell transplant a factor?
TL;DR: Routine psychosocial screening, especially for families undergoing SCT, may contribute usefully to a proactive model of palliative care in identifying parents at risk for complicated bereavement outcomes.
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It’s made a really hard situation even more difficult: The impact of COVID-19 on families of children with chronic illness
Jordana K. McLoone,Claire E. Wakefield,Glenn M. Marshall,Kristine Pierce,Adam Jaffe,Ann Bye,Sean E. Kennedy,Donna Drew,Raghu Lingam +8 more
TL;DR: The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for targeted psychosocial intervention for vulnerable families, to mitigate current mental health burden and prevent chronic psychological distress.
Siblings of young people with chronic illness: Caring responsibilities and psychosocial functioning:
Lauren Kelada,Claire E. Wakefield,Donna Drew,Chee Y. Ooi,Elizabeth E. Palmer,Ann M. E. Bye,Sandra De Marchi,Adam Jaffe,Sean E. Kennedy +8 more
TL;DR: Siblings of young people with chronic illness commonly undertake caring responsibilities for their affected brother/sister, which may encourage maturation, yet may also be perceived as a burden as mentioned in this paper.
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