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      Information-sharing between healthcare professionals, parents and children with cancer: more than a matter of information exchange.

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          This study examined participants' views on children's participation in information-sharing and communication interactions. A descriptive qualitative approach was taken with individual interviews held with children (The term 'children' is used to denote both children and adolescents and to avoid cumbersome repetition.) aged 7-16 years (n = 20), their parents (n = 22) and healthcare professionals (n = 40) at a children's hospital in Ireland. Data were analysed using the constant comparative method and managed with NVivo (version 8). The findings indicate that professionals strongly supported an open and honest approach to information-sharing; however, this viewpoint was not shared by all parents. The need to maintain hope and spirit and promote an optimistic identity influenced the amount and type of information shared by parents. Children trusted their parents to share information, and valued their parents' role as interpreters of information, advocates, and communication buffers. Most professionals endorsed parents' primacy as managers of information but experienced difficulty navigating a restricted stance. This study adds important insights into the complexities of information-sharing in triadic encounters. Professionals need to maintain an open mind about information-sharing strategies families may choose, remain sensitive to parents and children's information requirements and adopt a flexible approach to information provision.

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          Journal
          Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
          European journal of cancer care
          1365-2354
          0961-5423
          Jan 2016
          : 25
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
          [2 ] Children and Young People's Cancer Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London.
          [3 ] School of Health and Social Care, Department of Children's Nursing, London South Bank University, London, UK.
          [4 ] School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
          Article
          10.1111/ecc.12411
          26537295
          6b1ec22f-8885-4572-94e7-b3030a8965d0
          © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
          History

          childhood cancer,communication,family,health professionals,information,qualitative

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