title: Enhancing communication. The physician and family in the pediatric intensive care unit.
abstract: How well does the intensivist communicate with the parents of critically ill children? The authors' experience suggests that this process can be enhanced in a number of ways. The article reviews methods to improve communication by emphasizing the importance of the first meeting, trust, and understanding parental needs and coping mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Todres
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Earle
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jellinek
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations