Audiotaping communication of the diagnosis of childhood leukemia: parents' evaluation.

Purpose: To evaluate how parents viewed the authors' practice of audiotaping the initial communication of the leukemia diagnosis and of the complete program of care, including the prognosis.

Methods: From January 1997 through December 1998, at the end of the formal communication interview, parents were asked to evaluate the audiotaping by filling out a questionnaire concerning the procedure.

Results: Sixty-three parents of children with leukemia participated.