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Communicating with children and families: from everyday interactions to skill in conveying distressing information

Marcia Levetown,

    Pediatrics
    |May 3, 2008
    PubMed

    Insights

    Effective health care communication is essential for safe medical practice and patient outcomes. This review offers practical strategies to enhance communication skills in pediatric settings for better patient and family care.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Health Communication
    • Pediatric Healthcare

    Background:

    • Health care communication is a critical skill for safe and effective medical practice.
    • Communication impacts patient disclosure, treatment adherence, illness adaptation, and bereavement.
    • Pediatric healthcare requires specific communication approaches for children and families.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review evidence on clinical communication in pediatric settings.
    • To provide practical suggestions for improving pediatric health care communication.
    • To enhance communication effectiveness, efficiency, and empathy in pediatric encounters.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of clinical communication in pediatric care.
    • Analysis of evidence across various pediatric settings (outpatient to end-of-life).
    • Synthesis of practical recommendations for healthcare providers.

    Main Results:

    • Communication skills are teachable and significantly influence patient outcomes.
    • Evidence supports the importance of tailored communication strategies in pediatrics.
    • Specific techniques can improve interactions from routine visits to sensitive discussions.

    Conclusions:

    • Improving health care communication is vital for pediatric patient safety and well-being.
    • Practical, evidence-based strategies can enhance pediatric communication.
    • Effective communication fosters better patient-provider relationships and health outcomes.

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