Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 26, 2026
Assessment of the Metabolic Profile of Primary Leukemia Cells
Published on: November 21, 2018
Audiotaping communication of the diagnosis of childhood leukemia: parents' evaluation
Giuseppe Masera1, Francesca Beltrame, Adele Corbetta
1Clinica Pediatrica dell' Università di Milano-Bicocca, Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy. gmasera@libero.it
Purpose:
To evaluate how parents viewed the authors' practice of audiotaping the initial communication of the leukemia diagnosis and of the complete program of care, including the prognosis.
Methods:
From January 1997 through December 1998, at the end of the formal communication interview, parents were asked to evaluate the audiotaping by filling out a questionnaire concerning the procedure.
Results:
Sixty-three parents of children with leukemia participated.
Conclusions:
The authors' use of audiotapes was strongly supported by the parents as a supplementary intervention and has become a routine procedure.
