Talking to migrant children and adolescents with cancer: development of a multimodal skills training in migrant-sensitive communication for paediatric oncologists
• Migrant children with cancer are particularly affected by communication deficits resulting from medical provider uncertainty regarding handling intercultural encounters. • Communication training aimed at continuously improving skills and attitudes is recommended as part of specialised medical training to overcome communication barriers.
Authors
- André Karger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-0144)
- Vasilija Rolfes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-7017)
- Heiner Fangerau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-3395)
- Kuss Oliver
- Prasad T. Oommen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-7252)
- Ortrun Kliche
- Arndt Borkhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6121-4737)
- Paula Merten
- Lars Dinkelbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5617-4451)
- Julia von Schreitter
- Dilara A. F. Vossberg
- Anne Oommen-Halbach
- Maren Galushko
Institutions
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-026-06787-9
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Bielefeld
- Deutsche Krebshilfe
- Université de Lausanne
- Universität zu Köln