ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2017
Tumor Talk and Child Well-Being: Perceptions of "Good" and "Bad" News Among Parents of Children With Advanced Cancer.
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- Is it early enough? The authentic meaning of the pediatric palliative approach between early and late referral in pediatric oncology: a case study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
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- Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Application of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Assessment of health-related quality of life among parents of children with solid tumors in Serbia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Development of the "Day 100 Talk": Addressing existing communication gaps during the early cancer treatment period in childhood cancer.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2018Article
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Abstract
contextLittle is known about how parents of children with advanced cancer classify news they receive about their child's medical condition.
objectiveTo develop concepts of "good news" and "bad news" in discussions of advanced childhood cancer from parent perspectives.
methodsParents of children with advanced cancer cared for at three children's hospitals were asked to share details of conversations in the preceding three months that contained "good news" or "bad news" related to their child's medical condition. We used mixed methods to evaluate parent responses to both open-ended and fixed-response items.
resultsOf 104 enrolled parents, 86 (83%) completed the survey. Six (7%) parents reported discussing neither good nor bad news, 18 (21%) reported only bad news, 15 (17%) reported only good news, and 46 (54%) reported both good and bad news (one missing response). Seventy-six parents (88%) answered free-response items. Descriptions of both good and bad news discussions consisted predominantly of "tumor talk" or cancer control. Additional treatment options featured prominently, particularly in discussions of bad news (42%). Child well-being, an important good news theme, encompassed treatment tolerance, symptom reduction, and quality of life.
conclusionA majority of parents of children with advanced cancer report discussing both good and bad news in the preceding three months. Although news related primarily to cancer control, parents also describe good news discussions related to their child's well-being. Understanding how parents of children with advanced cancer classify and describe the news they receive may enhance efforts to promote family-centered communication.
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