Being Fully Present: Gains Patients Attribute to a Telephone-Delivered Parenting Program for Child-Rearing Mothers With Cancer.
Amy J Walker, Frances M Lewis, Hebah Al-Mulla and 2 others
PMID 28591011WHAT IT FOUND
Mothers with cancer who finished five telephone sessions said they learned to listen, draw out their child's feelings, and avoid fixing or teaching.
Ninety percent found telephone delivery convenient and said they would not have joined in person.
Key findings
01Mothers reported gaining skills to listen, draw out their child's feelings, and be present rather than teach, solve, or fix.
02Twenty-one mothers (72%) said asking and practicing open-ended questions was among the most helpful parts.
03Ninety percent said telephone delivery was good, great, or very convenient, and they would not have participated in person.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
Only mothers who completed all five sessions were interviewed, so views of those who dropped out or did not finish are missing. The sample was mostly Caucasian, highly educated, married, and diagnosed with breast cancer, so it may not represent other mothers. The study reports mothers' attributions, not measured child or maternal outcomes, so it does not show the program works. The analysis is qualitative and cannot estimate how common these reported gains were beyond the small group.
Declared interests
The listed publication types include NIH extramural and non-U.S. government research support. No author conflicts are stated.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these reports as proof that the telephone program improves mothers' or children's outcomes. The paper only interviewed mothers who completed all five sessions, and it recorded what they said was helpful.