ArticlePediatric blood & cancer2016
Improving Communication in Adolescent Cancer Care: A Multiperspective Study.
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- Interdependent functions of communication with adolescents and young adults in oncology.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2022Article
- "Some things are even worse than telling a child he is going to die": Pediatric oncology healthcare professionals perspectives on communicating with children about cancer and end of life.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2022Article
- Parental views on communication between children and clinicians in pediatric oncology: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Important Aspects Influencing Delivery of Serious News in Pediatric Oncology: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Survivor and parent engagement in childhood cancer treatment in Iran.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundProfessionals treating adolescents with cancer must communicate well with them and their parents. Evidence suggests that the communication needs of this population are rarely met. Skills training can improve professional communication, but has been criticized for not being based on the experience of the participants in the clinical encounter. We took a multiperspective approach, drawing on perspectives of former adolescents with cancer, patients' parents, physicians, and nurses with the aim to provide suggestions for improvement in communication in adolescent cancer care.
methodsAdolescent cancer survivors (n = 16), parents (n = 8), pediatric oncologists (n = 12), and pediatric oncology nurses (n = 18) participated in 11 focus groups. They discussed their experiences communicating with each other. Transcripts were analyzed by thematic analysis.
resultsWe identified themes within the following sections: (1) The framework in which professionals communicate with adolescents with cancer (regression in a time of detachment, adolescents' perception and knowledge of illness, cognitive versus legal maturity, "lost in transition" between pediatric and adult oncology); (2) communication difficulties between professionals and patients and parents (professionals and patients/parents identified the other party as the source of difficulties), and (3) effective professional communication (there was some overlap on how doctors and nurses should communicate, along with substantially different expectations for the two professions).
conclusionsThe framework within which professionals communicate, the different perspectives on the factors that make communication difficult, and the different expectations regarding good communication by doctors and nurses should be considered when communication skills training courses are developed for professionals who work in adolescent oncology.
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