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AAP Grand Rounds 17:54-55 (2007)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

BIOETHICS

Providing Mothers with Tapes of Neonatologists’ Discussions Improves Recall

Source: Koh THHG, Butow PN, Coory M, et al. Provision of taped conversations with neonatologists to mothers of babies in intensive care: randomized controlled trial. BMJ. 2007;334:28–34; doi:10.1136/bmj.39017.675648.BE[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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Parents of infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may have difficulty recalling information given to them. Some studies of adults with cancer show improvements in psychological distress, anxiety, satisfaction, and information recall when provided with an audiotape of their initial conversations with the oncologist.1,2 Australian investigators performed a randomized, single-blind study of 200 mothers of babies admitted to a North Queensland NICU between July 1999 and December 2001. After completing an initial questionnaire eliciting personal information, anxiety scores, and preferences regarding information and involvement in decision-making, mothers were randomized to either receive a tape recorder and copy of the audiotapes of their initial and any subsequent . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Brenda J. Mears, MD, FAAP
Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX and Medical Center of Plano, Plano, TX