Barriers to Communication in a PICU: A Qualitative Investigation of Family and Provider Perceptions*

Conclusions: Families and medical providers both identified several barriers to communication. However, only families identified the barrier “Undervaluing the knowledge of families with chronically ill children.” Future work should explore these barriers and the discrepancy in perception between providers and families to determine if there are interventions that improve both family satisfaction and patient care.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Clinical Investigations Source Type: research