School of Medicine

Pediatrics Section of Palliative Care

Selected Publications

Autrey, Ashley K., Rifkin-Zenenberg, S., Hills, T., Salant, J., May, R., Rabinowitz, E., Heneghan, C., Drach, L., Jones, E., & Thienprayoon, R. (2025). Standardized Assessment of Patient Experience in Pediatric Palliative Care: A National Collaboration. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 70(5), e299–e304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.07.011

Autrey, Ashley Kiefer, Stafford, C., James, C., Sarvode Mothi, S., Miller, E. G., Morvant, A., & Kaye, E. C. (2025). Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care: A National Survey of Clinic Structures and Operations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 70(5), 514-522.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.08.004

James, C., Sarvode Mothi, S., Miller, E. G., Kaye, E. C., Morvant, A., Stafford, C., & Autrey, A. K. (2024). Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care Development: Guidance on Building Sustainable Programs. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 27(11), 1489–1496. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2024.0148

Autrey, A. K., James, C., Sarvode Mothi, S., Stafford, C., Morvant, A., Miller, E. G., & Kaye, E. C. (2023). The Landscape of Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care: A National Cross-Sectional Assessment. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 66(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.006

Aglio, T., Autrey, A. K., Shostrom, V. K., Weaver, M. S., Kaye, E. C., & Lindley, L. C. (2022). Continued Challenges Accessing Pediatric Hospice Services. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 64(6), e383–e385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.009

McNeil, M. J., Kiefer, A., Woods, C., Barnett, B., Berry-Carter, K., Clark, L., Mandrell, B. N., Snaman, J., Kaye, E. C., & Baker, J. N. (2022). “You are not alone”: Connecting through a bereaved parent mentor program for parents whose child died of cancer. Cancer Medicine, 11(17), 3332–3341. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4696

Porter, A. S., Woods, C., Kaye, E. C., & QUEST Working Group. (2022). Novel approaches to communication skills development: The untapped potential of qualitative research immersion. PEC Innovation, 1, 100079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100079

Kaye, E. C., Applegarth, J., Gattas, M., Kiefer, A., Reynolds, J., Zalud, K., & Baker, J. N. (2020). Hospice nurses request paediatric-specific educational resources and training programs to improve care for children and families in the community: Qualitative data analysis from a population-level survey. Palliative Medicine, 34(3), 403–412. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319866576

Kaye, E. C., Gattas, M., Kiefer, A., Reynolds, J., Zalud, K., Li, C., Lu, Z., & Baker, J. N. (2020). Investigation of Modifiable Variables to Increase Hospice Nurse Comfort With Care Provision to Children and Families in the Community: A Population-Level Study Across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 60(6), 1144–1153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.06.036

Kaye, E. C., Kiefer, A., Blazin, L., Spraker-Perlman, H., Clark, L., Baker, J. N., & ST JUDE QUALITY OF LIFE STEERING COUNCIL. (2020). Bereaved Parents, Hope, and Realism. Pediatrics, 145(5), e20192771. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-2771