Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
19-4-2018 2:00 PM
End Date
19-4-2018 3:15 PM
Keywords
Communication, Healthcare, Children
Biography
My name is Charmarie Elaine Adkins of Huntington, WV. I am a twenty-six year old returning senior to Marshall University. I will be graduating with a communication studies degree with an emphasis in organizational communications. This project directly affects me, as I am a parent to a rambunctious two year old.
Major
Communication Studies
Advisor for this project
Dr. Camilla Brammer, Dr. Jill Underhill
Abstract
This study will examine patient-provider communication from a parent’s perspective. Research shows communication between patients and providers to be important; however, when a child is too young to understand their diagnosis, the parent must be the focus of the patient-provider communication process. Parents often report not having effective communication with their children’s physicians, especially when the doctor shares bad news about the child’s health. The need for effective communication becomes especially important when the provider must give the parents important information to help them make the best decisions about their child’s current and future health decisions. This research project seeks to understand what factors influence parental perceptions of effective communication by physicians when the providers are giving bad news about a child’s health.
Examining Effective Provider-Parent Communication of Bad News
This study will examine patient-provider communication from a parent’s perspective. Research shows communication between patients and providers to be important; however, when a child is too young to understand their diagnosis, the parent must be the focus of the patient-provider communication process. Parents often report not having effective communication with their children’s physicians, especially when the doctor shares bad news about the child’s health. The need for effective communication becomes especially important when the provider must give the parents important information to help them make the best decisions about their child’s current and future health decisions. This research project seeks to understand what factors influence parental perceptions of effective communication by physicians when the providers are giving bad news about a child’s health.
