ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2019
Physicians working in oncology identified challenges and factors that facilitated communication with families when children could not be cured.
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- Multilevel barriers and facilitators of communication in pediatric oncology: A systematic review.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Navigating existential conversations about life and death with families in paediatric palliative care: a qualitative interview study with healthcare professionals.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Healthcare professionals' perspectives on disclosure of diagnosis and related issues in childhood cancer: A mixed methods systematic review.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Review
- Bereaved parents' perceptions of their cancer-ill child's last month with or without palliative care - a nationwide study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Communication about diagnosis and prognosis-A population-based survey among bereaved parents in pediatric oncology.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
- Making room for life and death at the same time - a qualitative study of health and social care professionals' understanding and use of the concept of paediatric palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
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- Assume It Will Break: Parental Perspectives on Negative Communication Experiences in Pediatric Oncology.JCO oncology practice · 2021Article
- No impact of previous evidence advocating openness to talk to children about their imminent death.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Article
- Physicians working in oncology identified challenges and factors that facilitated communication with families when children could not be cured.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimWe explored physicians' experiences of communicating with families when their child had cancer and a cure was no longer an option, by focusing on barriers and facilitating factors.
methodsPhysicians from the six cancer centres in Sweden took part in focus group discussions between December 2017 and May 2018, and the data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Focus groups enabled us to gather individual and shared perspectives.
resultsThe 35 physicians (20 male) had a mean age of 47 (range 31-74) and a mean of 11 years' experience in oncology, ranging from under one year to 43 years. They reported communication challenges when a cure was not possible, namely: emotional and mental drain, lack of mutual understanding and uncertainty about communication skills. They also reported facilitating factors: flexibility in complex conversations, the child's position in the conversations, continuity and trusting relationships, support from colleagues and having discussed the potentially life-threatening nature of cancer from the very start of treatment.
conclusionTraining to overcome communication issues could support the early integration of palliative care.
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