Audiotaping communication of the diagnosis of childhood leukemia: parents' evaluation.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate how parents viewed the authors' practice of audiotaping the initial communication of the leukemia diagnosis and of the complete program of care, including the prognosis.


METHODS
From January 1997 through December 1998, at the end of the formal communication interview, parents were asked to evaluate the audiotaping by filling out a questionnaire concerning the procedure.


RESULTS
Sixty-three parents of children with leukemia participated.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors' use of audiotapes was strongly supported by the parents as a supplementary intervention and has become a routine procedure.
Masera
Giuseppe
G
Clinica Pediatrica dell' Università di Milano-Bicocca, Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy. gmasera@libero.it
Beltrame
Francesca
F
Corbetta
Adele
A
Fraschini
Donatella
D
Adamoli
Luigia
L
Jankovic
Momcilo
M
Spinetta
John J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007938:Leukemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013637:Tape Recording / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*