Styles of Delivering News About a Child's Cancer and Parents' PTSD Symptoms
The study highlights the critical role of communication style in mitigating the psychological impact of a child's cancer diagnosis on parents. Training healthcare providers to balance cognitive and emotional empathy in communication may reduce PTSD symptoms and enhance resilience and self-efficacy in parents, ultimately improving their psychological well-being during such a challenging time.
Authors
- Yori Gidron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-4561)
- Moshe Farchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3041-4872)
Institutions
- Tel Hai Academic College (IL)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psycho-Oncology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70071
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00