title: [Parent-doctor relations in oncology: a qualitative approach].
abstract: We want to learn how parents of children with cancer perceive their relationship with hospital staff, especially with doctors. We used group-based qualitative methodology. The sample is composed of 14 mothers/fathers whose children contracted the disease more than two years previously. All parents want information that is both intelligible and detailed. The word cancer has a strong social stigma and is avoided when giving information to parents and to children. Communication between doctors and parents can lead to situations of tension during diagnosis and relapses. Parents trust the professionalism of doctors. Parents also want doctors to be competent and to have human qualities. The preparation of reports by physicians is the task most criticized by parents.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Universidad de Valencia, Spain. Claudia.Grau@uv.es
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grau
authors.forename: Claudia Grau
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Espada
authors.forename: Ma Carmen Espada
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Barón
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fortes
authors.forename: Ma Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fortes del Valle
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D010290:Parents; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations