Enhancing child–family–health team communication

Fertility Preservation and Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Patients: Physician Communication Challenges

“…Although the pediatric oncologists balance a precarious role between treating the young adult patient and involving parents, physicians must use caution to guard against paternalistic behaviors that negate the roles of parents and AYAs as active participants in the process of treatment and planning for survivorship [14]. Most physicians in the study were either unsure of or assumed that FP information was not desired by parents or patients.…”

“…Parental communication barriers surrounding their teenager's cancer diagnosis include lack of knowledge about emotional development and cognitive processes of the adolescent/young adult, varying cultural values, and the reality that the wishes of minors do not carry much weight [14]. An additional barrier to communication is the parent's lack of information, which can mean the clinician is educating both the parent and patient at the same time [15].…”

Pilot Testing of a Question Prompt Sheet to Encourage Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients and Physicians to Discuss End-of-life Issues

“…For example, parents of terminally ill children often need age-appropriate communication strategies and information. 41 In addition, our pilot testing was limited to 2 palliative care physicians. Further testing with other clinicians, for example pulmonologists, cardiologists, oncologists, and neurologists, who care for patients with serious illnesses, may lead to further refinement of the QPS.…”

Relações entre oncohematopediatras, mães e crianças na comunicação de notícias difíceis

“…For this study the intertwining of technique and emotion in communicating bad news was considered, which constitutes an inter-subjective act entrained by both medical culture 18,19 as well as by emotions 17 through a comprehensive and critical research preceded by two activities: (1) the literature on the BN subject that, in turn, fits into the interior of the analysis of relationships between doctors and patients [7][8][9][10][11]20 ; (2) and preliminary contacts for three months with the locale and with the team leading the service, in which it was possible to observe important aspects of their relational dynamics and their expressions of emotions. No professional refused the presence of the researcher in these spaces.…”

“…Throughout the treatment the communication interferes in reducing anxiety and depression in the accession process and in the search for disease coping strategies to improve quality of life, and it can be a valuable therapeutic tool to promote personal contact [7][8][9][10][11] . Thus, Cassell considers the spoken language the most important diagnostic tool and an indispensable partner in therapy medicine.…”