The parent-physician relationship in pediatric asthma care.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the feasibility of using a behavioral coding system, the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS), to estimate the prevalence of relationship difficulties between parents and physicians in a pediatric asthma care setting.


METHODS
The FMSS was administered to 20 parents of children with severe, chronic asthma and to the physicians they worked with during a brief day program admission.


RESULTS
Rates of relationship difficulties between parents and physicians ranged from 15% to 40%, comparable to those previously identified in patient-therapist relationships in psychiatric populations.


CONCLUSIONS
Although further information is needed about validity and reliability, the FMSS appears to provide clinically relevant information about the parent-physician relationship in the context of pediatric chronic illness.
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National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Colorado, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003142:Communication; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013060:Speech; D014741:Video Recording