Child and parental surveys about pre-hospitalization information provision

Abstract

Children were found to have many questions about a forthcoming hospitalization. Parents were found to have a major role as information providers. Further research is needed to assess parental confidence and competence to meet their child's information needs.

Providing preoperative information for children undergoing surgery: a randomized study testing different types of educational material to reduce children's preoperative worries

“…Although the anticipation of surgery can bring stress, outpatient surgeries tend to be a less distressing experience than surgeries with unplanned admissions [77]. Confirming our initial hypothesis, after the application of both educational and entertainment materials, there was an increase in the percentage of children that reported feeling happy.…”

Associations between clinical and sociodemographic data and patterns of communication in pediatric oncology

“…The results showed that older children with advanced schooling received more interaction, since these variables were associated with more guidance from the physician directed toward the child and more frequently asking about doubts and obtaining information, data also found in the literature (Gabarra and Crepaldi 2011;Gordon et al 2010;Knighting et al 2010;Stivers 2011Stivers , 2012Stivers and Majid 2007;Taylor et al 2010;Vatne et al 2010a, b;Zwaanswijk et al 2011). …”

“…It should be highlighted that there was more interaction between the older children and the pediatricians, which may also have contributed to a better communicative process. The literature, however, highlights that 4-year-old patients can already understand elementary health care behaviors, identify symptoms and, therefore, should contribute within an active role in health related processes, endorsing the need for including these patients during medical consultations (Gordon et al 2010;Knighting et al 2010;Vatne et al 2010a, b). Considering communication between pediatricians and children, this study also presented relevant associations between several of the physician's behaviors directed towards the patients, including guidance, asking about doubts, bonding, and obtaining information.…”

“…Considering communication between physicians and children during medical consultations, the literature shows age as a major differential in pediatric settings, although children at the age of four already understand information about self care, identify symptoms and organs, have doubts and concerns about treatment, and feel emotional responses related to their condition (Gordon et al 2010;Knighting et al 2010;Märtenson and Fägers-kiöld 2007;Vatne et al 2010a, b). Older children receive more information from pediatricians and answer more questions directed toward them by physicians (Gabarra and Crepaldi 2011;Stivers 2011Stivers , 2012Stivers and Majid 2007;Taylor et al 2010;Zwaanswijk et al 2011).…”

Effects of pre-consultation lists on the communicative behavior of children with cancer and their caregivers

“…Although children's participation has been increasing, these patients remain excluded from interaction and their participation is restricted to 2 to 14% of the communicative process (Tates & Meeuwesen, 2001) during small talk or when providing basic information (Coyne, 2008;Hallström, 2004;Nobile & Drotar, 2003;Nova, Vegni, & Moja, 2005;Rotenberg et al, 2008;Tates, Elbers, Meeuwesen, & Bensing, 2002a;Tates, Meeuwesen, Elbers, & Bensing, 2002b;Van Dulmen, 2004;Van Dulmen & Holl, 2000;Vaknin & Zisk-Rony, 2010;Wissow & Kimel, 2002). However, four-year-old children already understand basic information related to self care, identify symptoms, have doubts, experience emotional issues related to the treatment and may feel guilty about the disease (Buckley & Savage, 2010;Gordon et al, 2010;Knighting, Rowa-Dewar, Malcolm, Kearney, & Gibson, 2010;Märtenson, Fägerskiöld, & Berteró, 2007;Nova et al, 2005;Vatne, Slaughter, & Ruland, 2010).…”