title: Will it hurt? Verbal interaction between child and radiographer during radiographic examination.
abstract: This study investigated the nature of verbal interactions between child, parent and radiographer and the extent to which it varied as a function of the child's age. The participants were 20 female radiographers and 32 children (3-15 years) examined for acute injuries. The verbal interactions during the examination were video recorded and analyzed using the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS). Results indicated that 80% of the verbal interaction was accounted for by the radiographer, 17% by the child and 3% by the parent. The distribution of utterances varied with regard to children's age.
authors.affiliation: CHILD Research Group, Research School of Health and Welfare, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden. Electronic address: bjbe@hhj.hj.se.
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Björkman
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golsäter
authors.forename: Rune J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Simeonson
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Enskär
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Children; RIAS; Radiographic examination; Verbal interaction