S Y Cohen1, F S Wamboldt. 1. National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Colorado, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of using a behavioral coding system, the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS), to estimate the prevalence of relationship difficulties between parents and physicians in a pediatric asthma care setting. METHOD: The FMSS was administered to 20 parents of children with severe, chronic asthma and to the physicians they worked with during a brief day program admission. RESULTS: Rates of relationship difficulties between parents and physicians ranged from 15% to 40%, comparable to those previously identified in patient-therapist relationships in psychiatric populations. CONCLUSIONS: Although further information is needed about validity and reliability, the FMSS appears to provide clinically relevant information about the parent-physician relationship in the context of pediatric chronic illness.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of using a behavioral coding system, the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS), to estimate the prevalence of relationship difficulties between parents and physicians in a pediatric asthma care setting. METHOD: The FMSS was administered to 20 parents of children with severe, chronic asthma and to the physicians they worked with during a brief day program admission. RESULTS: Rates of relationship difficulties between parents and physicians ranged from 15% to 40%, comparable to those previously identified in patient-therapist relationships in psychiatric populations. CONCLUSIONS: Although further information is needed about validity and reliability, the FMSS appears to provide clinically relevant information about the parent-physician relationship in the context of pediatric chronic illness.
Authors: Tara O Henderson; Fay J Hlubocky; Kristen E Wroblewski; Lisa Diller; Christopher K Daugherty Journal: J Clin Oncol Date: 2009-12-28 Impact factor: 44.544