Communicating the death of a child in the emergency department: managing dialectical tensions.
This study highlighted the tensions that physicians face when communicating the death of a child to parents. Ten pediatric physicians participated in interviews in which they were asked to provide specific details about end-of-life discussions they have had with families in pediatric emergency rooms. From these findings, it is evident that physicians are required to balance multiple external and internal tensions embedded in these difficult conversations.
Parker-Raley
Jessica
J
Department of Communication, University of Texas-Pan-American, Edinburg, USA. P2575@mail.utexas.edu
Jones
Barbara L
BL
Maxson
R Todd
RT
D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure