Parental views on communication between children and clinicians in pediatric oncology: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Communication is essential to providing family-centered care in pediatric oncology. Previously, we developed a functional model of communication between parents and clinicians. Prior research has not examined the domains and purposes of communication between children and clinicians. We explored parental perspectives to begin understanding this communication.

Methods

Secondary analysis of semi-structured interviews with 80 parents of children with cancer across 3 academic medical centers during treatment, survivorship, or bereavement. We employed semantic content analysis, using the functional model of parental communication as an a priori framework.

Results

We identified 6 distinct functions of communication in child-clinician interactions: building relationsh

SUBMITTER: Sisk BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295182 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature