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Wilson DM, Knox M, Banamwana G, Brown CA, Errasti-Ibarrondo B. Humor: A Grief Trigger and Also a Way to Manage or Live With Your Grief. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2024; 89:514-529. [PMID: 35235471 PMCID: PMC11100260 DOI: 10.1177/00302228221075276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In 2020-2021, a qualitative study was undertaken using an interpretive description methodology to identify what triggers grief in the first 2 years following the death of a beloved family member, and to gain other helpful insights about grief triggers from bereaved Canadian adult volunteers. In that study, a purposive sampling method was used to select 10 bereaved Canadian adult volunteers for in-depth, semi-structured interviews. This paper reports on the humor findings, as revealed to be a particularly complex grief trigger for many participants, as well as a periodic way for most to manage or live with their grief. Participant quotes and an extended discussion are included to illustrate the importance of these humor findings in relation to grief, and to inform bereaved people, bereavement service providers, and the general public about both helpful aspects and some cautionary considerations about humor.
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- Donna M. Wilson
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Beach WA, Dozier DM, Gutzmer KM, Chapman C. The Pursuit of Positive Impacts: Translating Longitudinal Cancer Studies into Successful Health Communication Interventions. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38465426 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2024.2326252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Over a decade ago, in the 100th issue of Health Communication (Volume 25, issues 6-7); 2010), 30 "impact" articles addressed how our collective research findings had been translated to make a positive difference for persons across diverse communities. It is laudable to develop projects helping others to enhance their awareness about healthy living, refine practical communication skills to promote behavioral change, and rely on findings to enact important practices and policies giving priority to how well and long we live in contemporary society. As a preview, however, an article entitled "Why is it so difficult to talk about impact?" raised a series of inherent challenges faced whenever we conduct our research to advance basic knowledge by pursuing meaningful translation opportunities. These efforts are constrained in various ways: A lack of motivation, ability, and training to envision and implement protocols beneficial for the public good; the need to procure adequate resources (e.g., time and money) for sustaining longitudinal investigations; dealing with misconceptions that "applied" communication research has less value than "basic" studies; and creating and managing cross-disciplinary collaborations necessary to achieve project goals. When designing interventions to change others' lives in meaningful ways, attention must also be given to balancing community outreach while avoiding unnecessary self-promotion and imposition of social scientific priorities.
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- Wayne A Beach
- School of Communication, Center for Communication, Health, & the Public Good, Public Health, San Diego State University
- Department of Surgery, Member, Moores Cancer Center, University of California
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- School of Journalism and Media Studies, San Diego State University
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- School of Communication, Center for Communication, Health, & the Public Good, Public Health, San Diego State University
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Beach WA, Canary HE, Chen YW, Daly BM, Gammon A, Savage MW, Madlensky L, Kaphingst KA. Communication About Negative and Uncertain Results: Interactional Dilemmas During a Genetic Telehealth Consult. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2023; 38:3252-3263. [PMID: 36415031 PMCID: PMC10200822 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2145770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This case study focuses on a video telehealth consult to discuss genetic testing results. Participants include a Genetic Counselor (GC) and a Patient (P) previously diagnosed with ovarian cancer who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Utilizing conversation analysis (CA), attention is first given to a series of interactional dilemmas as GC delivers and P responds to negative, uncertain, and complex test results. Specific findings address practices employed by GC to structure the encounter and establish authority, impacts on P's participation and understandings, recurring and at times problematic orientations to "negative" findings, and inherent ambiguities faced by GC and P when attempting to discern good and bad news. Close examination of these moments provides a unique opportunity to identify, describe, and explain genetic counseling as a co-produced, interactional achievement. These findings are then integrated with patient's post-counseling survey (susceptibility, anxiety, uncertainty, fear, and hope), including reported experiences which broaden understandings of the interactional environment. Specific recommendations are raised for improving counseling skills, enhancing patients' understandings, and building therapeutic alliances addressing both patients' emotional circumstances and the complexities of genetic test results.
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- School of Communication, San Diego State University
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- Department of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center; University of California San Diego
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
- Department of Communication, University of Utah
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Tremblett M, Webb H, Ziebland S, Stokoe E, Aveyard P, Albury C. The Basis of Patient Resistance to Opportunistic Discussions About Weight in Primary Care. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37904324 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2266622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Clinicians expect that talking to patients with obesity about potential/future weight loss will be a difficult conversation, especially if it is not the reason that a patient is seeking medical help. Despite this expectation, many governments ask clinicians to take every opportunity to talk to patients about weight to help manage increasing levels of obesity. Although this is recommended, little is known about what happens in consultations when clinicians opportunistically talk to patients about weight, and if the anticipated difficulties are reality. This paper examines displays of explicit patient resistance following opportunistic weight-loss conversations initiated by GPs. We analyzed audio recordings and transcribed them for conversation analysis. We focused on the precursors of explicit resistance displays during opportunistic weight loss discussions, the format of the resistance, and the ways it was managed by GPs. We found relatively few instances of explicit resistance displays. When it did occur, rather than be related to the opportunistic nature of the advice, or the topic of weight itself, resistance was nuanced and associated to the sensitivity of the GPs managing unknown patient levels of awareness of weight loss benefits, or prior efforts to lose weight. Clinicians tended not to challenge this resistance from patients, and we suggest this tactic may be acceptable to patients and help foster the long-term collaborative relationships needed to tackle obesity. Data are in British English.
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- Madeleine Tremblett
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
- School of Social Sciences, University of the West of England
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- School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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- Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, The London School of Economics and Political Science
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Xie C, Li L, Li Y. Humor-based interventions for patients undergoing hemodialysis: A scoping review. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2023; 114:107837. [PMID: 37348309 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES There is evidence that humor interventions can impact chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Synthesize relevant literature to understand the elements and mechanisms of implementation of humor interventions. METHODS Relevant peer-reviewed articles were searched. Data were extracted according to the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist. RESULTS The initial search yielded 261 articles. Nine were included in the scoping review. The studies included laughter (n = 5) and humorous video interventions (n = 4) in a face-to-face group format. The tailoring and fidelity process needs to be more detailed in most studies. None of the studies mentioned the theoretical basis. The humor videos were provided by nurses and required various types of equipment. The video interventions were conducted during dialysis. The laughter intervention consisted of 3-4 themes guided by qualified therapists. The timing of the laughter intervention is chosen based on the patient's dialysis schedule and is maintained for 30 min. CONCLUSION The characteristics of the current study somewhat limit the understanding, replication, and implementation of evidence-based humor interventions. Future studies need to clarify the theoretical basis, tailoring, fidelity, and control groups. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Ongoing reporting and evaluation of the implementation of humor interventions may help better understand their underlying mechanisms.
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- Chunyan Xie
- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China; Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China.
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Wolyniec K, O'Callaghan C, Fisher K, Jessica S, Tothill RW, Bowtell D, Linda M, Schofield P, Wolyniec K, O'Callaghan C, Fisher K, Sharp J, Tothill R, Bowtell D, Mileshkin L, Schofield P. A qualitative study of patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary: Perceptions of communication, understanding of diagnosis and genomic testing, and information needs. Psychooncology 2023; 32:589-596. [PMID: 36690922 DOI: 10.1002/pon.6104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) commonly report poor understanding of their illness and high levels of psychological distress. Despite the potential benefits to CUP patients, there is a paucity of research exploring the reasons behind poor understanding of a CUP diagnosis. The aim of this study was to understand patients' experiences of communication with doctors, their understanding of diagnosis and the role of genomic testing, as well as their information needs. METHODS Semi-structured interviews explored CUP patients' perceptions of communication with their doctors, understanding of their illness, and their needs regarding medical information. Qualitative inductive thematic analysis of transcribed audio-recordings was employed. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Nineteen patients were recruited from within a prospective cohort study involving routine genomic testing of CUP patients. RESULTS CUP patients had varied perceptions of communication with doctors as well as different levels of need, readiness, and capacity for information. Some patients felt well understood and supported by their doctors while others did not. Many patients reported feeling overwhelmed and shocked when receiving their cancer diagnosis and emphasized the importance of family support in receiving and understanding medical information. While patients understood the implications of genomic testing for treatment and diagnosis, few had a detailed understanding of genomic testing. CONCLUSIONS Patients' experience of communication and understanding of CUP could be potentially improved by clinicians' assessment of the communication style preferred by each patient and their family and the development of online resources to meet their evolving information needs.
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- Kamil Wolyniec
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Caritas Christi and Psychosocial Cancer Care, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Clinical Pathology and University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Caritas Christi and Psychosocial Cancer Care, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tremblett M, Webb H, Ziebland S, Stokoe E, Aveyard P, Albury C. Talking delicately: Providing opportunistic weight loss advice to people living with obesity. SSM. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HEALTH 2022; 2:None. [PMID: 36531292 PMCID: PMC9748302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Obesity is a major worldwide public health problem. Clinicians are asked to communicate public health messages, including encouraging and supporting weight loss, during consultations with patients living with obesity. However, research shows that talking about weight with patients rarely happens and both parties find it difficult to initiate. Current guidelines on how to have such conversations do not include evidence-based examples of what to say, when to say it and how to avoid causing offence (a key concern for clinicians). To address this gap, we examined 237 audio recorded consultations between clinicians and patients living with obesity in the UK in which weight was discussed opportunistically. Conversation analysis revealed that framing advice as depersonalised generic information was one strategy clinicians used when initiating discussions. This contrasted to clinicians who made advice clearly relevant and personalised to the patient by first appraising their weight. However not all personalised forms of advice worked equally well. Clinicians who spoke delicately when personalising the discussion avoided the types of patient resistance that we found when clinicians were less delicate. More delicate approaches included forecasting upcoming discussion of weight along with delicacy markers in talk (e.g. strategic use of hesitation). Our findings suggest that clinicians should not avoid talking about a patient's weight, but should speak delicately to help maintain good relationships with patients. The findings also demonstrate the need to examine communication practices to develop better and specific guidance for clinicians. Data are in British English.
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- Madeleine Tremblett
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
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- School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
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- Discourse and Rhetoric Group, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
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Parry R, Whittaker B, Pino M, Jenkins L, Worthington E, Faull C. RealTalk evidence-based communication training resources: development of conversation analysis-based materials to support training in end-of-life-related health and social care conversations. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:637. [PMID: 35996125 PMCID: PMC9395846 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03641-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED Training to enhance healthcare practitioners' capabilities in engaging people in sensitive and end-of life-related conversations is in demand. However, evaluations have either not measured, or found very limited impact on actual practice and patient experience. Training effectiveness is improved when it is based on in-depth evidence, reflects the complexity of real-life interactions, and instils principles adaptable to everyday practice. A relatively new source of in-depth evidence and practice-relevant insights on healthcare interactions is conversation analytic research, a form of observational analysis of real-life interactions. However, conversation analytic research findings have largely been disseminated by and for scientists, rather than clinicians and trainers. We used conversation analytic evidence to develop resources for use by healthcare trainers. The aim was to increase training's evidence-base and authenticity. We further aimed to develop resources applicable to working with learners ranging from novices to advanced practitioners. METHODS Using an intervention development approach, we created online video-clips and supplementary written materials for professionals who deliver training, supervision, and support in healthcare communication for staff and students. The materials were reviewed by an advisory group comprising clinicians, lay consultees, educators, and researchers, and piloted by trainers in UK universities, NHS organisations and independent hospices. We refined materials based on their feedback. RESULTS The resulting 'RealTalk' resources focus on practices for communicating with patients and their companions about end-of-life and prognosis. Two core training modules were developed, each comprising several patient case studies featuring video-clips from real-life healthcare consultations. The clips featured practices that patients and experienced practitioners use in approaching end-of-life matters. The case studies also included evidence-based descriptions of observable practices and the principles underlying these, alongside transcripts and case synopses. CONCLUSIONS RealTalk training resources aim to facilitate evidence-based, experiential and reflective learning, focusing on communication challenges, practices and principles for end-of-life-related interactions. The resources are designed for use by trainers for delivering all levels of training, from introductory to advanced, in both formal and informal training settings. Our development process may serve as a blueprint for the production of future evidence-based training resources based on conversation analytic research.
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- Ruth Parry
- Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU UK
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- Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU UK
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- Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU UK
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- Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU UK
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- Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU UK
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- LOROS Hospice Leicester, University Hospitals of Leicester and Honorary Professor University of Leicester, Leicester, LE3 9QE UK
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Wilson DM, Bykowski K, Chrzanowski AM, Knox M, Errasti-Ibarrondo B. A scoping research literature review to explore bereavement humor. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 42:1-12. [PMID: 35400982 PMCID: PMC8975707 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03033-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The death of a loved one is extremely impactful. Although much of the focus now on helping people who are experiencing bereavement grief is oriented to distinguishing complicated from non-complicated grief for early pharmaceutical or psychiatric treatment, lay bereavement support comprises a more common and thus highly important but often unrecognized consideration. A wide variety of lay bereavement programs with diverse components have come to exist. This scoping research literature review focused on bereavement humor, one possible component. Humor has long been recognized as an important social attribute. Researchers have found humor is important for lifting the spirits of ill people and for aiding healing or recovery. However, humor does not appear to have been recognized as a technique that could benefit mourners. A multi-database search revealed only 11 English-language research articles have been published in the last 25 years that focused in whole or in part on bereavement humour. Although minimal evidence exists, these studies indicate bereaved people often use humor and for a number of reasons. Unfortunately, no investigations revealed when and why bereavement humor may be inappropriate or unhelpful. Additional research, multi-cultural investigations in particular, are needed to establish humor as a safe and effective bereavement support technique to apply or to use. Bereavement humor could potentially be used more often to support grieving people and bereaved people should perhaps be encouraged to use humor in their daily lives.
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- Donna M. Wilson
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G1C9 Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G1C9 Canada
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- Clinical Implementation Manager, Kaye Edmonton Clinic, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z1 Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R7 Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Navarra; IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain
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Heinsch M, Cootes H, Wells H, Tickner C, Sampson D, Kay-Lambkin F. "It's Hard, but We Could Kind of Laugh About It": Exploring the Role of Humor in Brain Cancer Caregiving. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:744-754. [PMID: 35152801 DOI: 10.1177/10497323211069339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Research exploring the benefits of humor for caregivers is limited and, to date, no qualitative studies have explored the role of humor in brain cancer caregiving. To address this gap, we analyzed transcripts from twenty-one in-depth telephone interviews conducted with brain cancer caregivers from a strengths perspective. Thematic analysis using Braun and Clarke's method revealed that humor functions as (1) an innate element of the self and relationship, (2) an expression of mutual connection and understanding, (3) a way of managing difficult or awkward moments, (4) a form of avoidance or a welcome distraction, and may be (5) helpful, or unhelpful, depending on where someone is in the brain cancer trajectory. Findings suggest that humor represents an important yet complex individual and family strength for health service providers to identify and build upon.
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- Milena Heinsch
- Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, 5982University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, 5982University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, 5982University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, 5982University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, 5982University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, 5982University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Beach WA. Enacting Woundedness and Compassionate Care for Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:210-224. [PMID: 34894862 DOI: 10.1177/10497323211050907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This analysis integrates Arthur Frank's timeless revelations about woundedness within the communication context of an oncology interview. A Patient whose life is threatened by recurrent metastatic breast cancer claims personal knowledge and visibly demonstrates impacts from illness experiences. Conversation Analysis (CA) was conducted on a video recorded and transcribed case study involving a Patient, her husband, and co-present oncologists. By focusing on narratives as talk-in-interaction, grounded exemplars are provided of primary interactional achievements: How woundedness gets displayed and responded to with empathy and compassionate witnessing; Patient's flooding out with emotion and potential embarrassment; attempting to regain control and resume talking about her condition; and the serial organization of crying and laughter when managing noticeably delicate moments. In this interview, woundedness is not discounted or dismissed but recognized as legitimate suffering meriting shared commiseration. Understanding how to enact humane and communicatively competent skills during emotionally uncertain moments can enhance medical education.
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- Wayne A Beach
- School of Communication, 7117San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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Forsey J, Ng S, Rowland P, Freeman R, Li C, Woods NN. The Basic Science of Patient-Physician Communication: A Critical Scoping Review. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2021; 96:S109-S118. [PMID: 34348382 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Strong verbal communication skills are essential for physicians. Despite a wealth of medical education research exploring communication skills training, learners struggle to become strong communicators. Integrating basic science into the curriculum provides students with conceptual knowledge that improves learning outcomes and facilitates the development of adaptive expertise, but the conceptual knowledge, or "basic science," of patient-provider communication is currently unknown. This review sought to address that gap and identify conceptual knowledge that would support improved communication skills training for medical trainees. METHOD Combining the search methodology of Arksey and O'Malley with a critical analytical lens, the authors conducted a critical scoping review of literature in linguistics, cognitive psychology, and communications to determine: what is known about verbal communication at the level of word choice in physician-patient interactions? Studies were independently screened by 3 researchers during 2 rounds of review. Data extraction focused on theoretical contributions associated with language use and variation. Analysis linked patterns of language use to broader theoretical constructs across disciplines. RESULTS The initial search returned 15,851 unique studies, and 271 studies were included in the review. The dominant conceptual groupings reflected in the results were: (1) clear and explicit language, (2) patient participation and activation, (3) negotiating epistemic knowledge, (4) affiliative language and emotional bonds, (5) role and identity, and (6) managing transactional and relational goals. CONCLUSIONS This in-depth exploration supports and contextualizes theory-driven research of physician-patient communication. The findings may be used to support future communications research in this field and educational innovations based on a solid theoretical foundation.
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- Jacquelin Forsey
- J. Forsey is a PhD candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, and a fellow, Wilson Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- S. Ng is associate professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and director of research, Centre for Faculty Development, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1433-6851
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- P. Rowland is assistant professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, and scientist, Wilson Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8054-7142
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- R. Freeman is vice chair of education and scholarship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- C. Li is a medical student, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- N.N. Woods is associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, and director, Institute for Education Research, UHN, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2976-1108
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'Defining moments' are revealed by weaving three strands together in this essay. First, by reenacting stories as 'tell-aboutables,' 'defining moments' are achieved through participants' methods for drawing attention to significant events. Occasioned reconstructions are designed by speakers as timely and worthy to be heard, responded to, and appreciated by recipients. In turn, 'defining moments' of shared existence emerge through next stories, serial orderings of storytelling achievements exposing (in Goffman's terms) less about people and their moments than moments and their people. Second, numerous examples are provided of how stories about cancer comprise altogether routine everyday life activities for patients, family members, and providers. 'Defining moments' can and do become radically re-defined when landscapes of wellness give way to progressive entanglements and forfeitures of sickness. When 'health' comes into play, it is not uncommon for priorities to be given less to self-promotion (e.g. blaming and boasting), and more to efforts designed to optimize mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. Third, personal stories about 'defining moments' are shared from my long-term investigations of family cancer and patient-oncologist interactions. A vibrant reflexivity is cultivated when we recognize that, and how, our basic research can be successfully translated to advance the public good.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wayne A Beach
- School of Communication, San Diego State University
- Department of Surgery, Member, Moores Cancer Center, University of California
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Baumeister R, Fischer F. Effects of Humor in Health Communication: Experimental Evidence for Video Sequences Aiming to Increase the Willingness to Donate Organs. Front Public Health 2021; 9:651736. [PMID: 34249832 PMCID: PMC8264497 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.651736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Humor has been proven to provide support when dealing with fear-related aspects of life. Therefore, it might be a useful communication strategy for addressing the need for donated organs. We conducted an experimental study among University students in Germany (n = 236) aged about 25 years (M = 24.60, SD = 5.86) investigating the effects of four video sequences related to organ donation on the willingness to donate organs. Based on random allocation, each study participant received one video sequence. The video sequences were presented by either a prominent or non-prominent speaker and included either humorous or neutrally framed information related to organ donation. An online survey was conducted before and after the intervention. A follow-up to investigate long-term effects was conducted 4–6 weeks later. Overall, the four interventions led to high proportions of self-reported willingness to think about organ donation and talk about it with relatives and friends subsequent to the respective intervention. Appraisals beneficial to organ donation improved significantly only in the non-humorous interventions. It seems to be of little relevance whether the humorous message was communicated by a prominent or non-prominent person. However, future investigations should focus on sample populations with lower education, because they are less likely to possess an organ donor card and more likely to have lower levels of positive attitudes toward organ donation and may, therefore, show different results regarding the effectiveness of humorous interventions.
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Gerontological Health Services and Nursing Research, Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany
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Poli S, Borghi L, De Stasio M, Leone D, Vegni E. Laughs and Jokes in Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Video-Recorded Doctor-Couple Visits. Front Psychol 2021; 12:648333. [PMID: 33935909 PMCID: PMC8079776 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: To explore the characteristics of the use of laughs and jokes during doctor-couple assisted reproductive technology (ART) visits. Methods: 75 videotaped doctor-couple ART visits were analyzed and transcribed in order to: (1) quantify laugh and jokes, describing the contribution of doctors and couples and identifying the timing of appearance; (2) explore the topic of laughs and jokes with qualitative thematic analysis. Results: On average, each visit contained 17.1 utterances of laughs and jokes. Patients contributed for 64.7% of utterances recorded. Doctor (40.6%) and women (40%) introduced the majority of laughs and jokes. Visits with female physicians had significantly more laughs and jokes than visits with male doctors; no differences were found considering physicians’ age and years of experience, cause of infertility, and prognosis. Laughs and jokes were mainly recorded during history taking and information giving. Four core themes were identified, regarding the topic of laughs and jokes: health status, infertility treatment, organizational aspects, and doctor-patient interaction. Conclusion: Laughs and jokes are common in doctor-couple ART visits and are frequently used during the dialogue, covering a wide range of topics. Results seem to show that laughs and jokes are related to doctor’s personal characteristics (like gender), while are not associated with infertility aspects. Given the complexity of this communicative category, further studies are needed to explore the functions and the effects of laugh and jokes.
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- Silvia Poli
- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Asst Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Asst Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Asst Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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This study focuses on oncology interviews with returning patients who have been diagnosed with cancer, are undergoing various treatment regimens, and have been informed by doctors of their current “stable” medical condition. Conversation analysis was conducted on 112 video recorded and transcribed oncology interviews involving 30 doctors. In 44 of 112 (39 percent) interviews, doctors announced stable as good cancer news. In response, patients rarely affirm stable as good news for them. Nonreponses and minimal responses lacking enthusiasm occurred in one third of instances, and in the majority of interactions, patients resisted and questioned impacts of the need to endure ongoing treatments yet reduced possibilities for cancer shrinkage or remission. These interactional disjunctures reflect epistemic dilemmas for doctors seeking to provide quality care and especially for patients who must simultaneously manage good and bad news. Findings extend ongoing research and theoretical development that address the social psychological burdens inherent in disappointment, medical diagnosis, and prognosis. A focus on how patients and doctors manage stable cancer reveals recurring tensions between patients’ lay experiences with illness and how doctors give biomedical priority to controlling cancer.
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- Wayne A. Beach
- San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California, San Diego
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Chapman CR, Beach WA. Patient-Initiated Pain Expressions: Interactional Asymmetries and Consequences for Cancer Care. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2020; 35:1643-1655. [PMID: 31469598 PMCID: PMC7048651 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1654178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Only minimal attention has been given to analyzing interactional moments when patients and providers talk about "pain" in general consultations and primary care, and no attention has focused on how pain gets managed during oncology interviews. Conversation analysis (CA) is used to examine a sampling of instances drawn from a collection of 146 pain instances across 65 video recorded and transcribed clinical encounters in a comprehensive cancer clinic. Specific attention is drawn to how pain descriptions are not static but malleable as cancer patients upgrade, downgrade, and produce combined orientations when making their experiences available to oncologists. In response, it is shown that doctors acknowledge patients' descriptions, but do not elaborate nor affiliate with, important pain disclosures. Three interactional environments are closely examined: 1) Reporting and responding to past pain/hurt incidents; 2) Doctor's missing assessments in response to good news announcements about patients' minimal pain; and 3) Patient-initiated pain responses to doctors' questions. These empirical findings confirm identified patterns of interactional asymmetries comprising pain events in UK consultations and USA primary care. Close examination of these social actions provides basic knowledge about how pain communication reframes historical understandings of individuals' pain experiences. Implications for future research are identified, and a protocol is described for how clinical practice and medical education can be improved by refining understandings of pain communication to promote increased sensitivities and more personalized responses to pain expressions.
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- Chelsea R Chapman
- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, SDSU Graduate School of Public Health
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- School of Communication
- Center for Communication, Health, & The Public Good, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, San Diego State University
- Department of Surgery, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego
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Humour and laughing in patients with prolonged incurable cancer: an ethnographic study in a comprehensive cancer centre. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:2425-2434. [PMID: 32249383 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02490-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Most people are familiar with the expression 'laughter is the best medicine'. By enhancing cognitive flexibility and strengthening relationships, laughter can be considered a holistic care-approach. Yet, in medical oncology, especially the palliative phase, using humour can be considered inappropriate or taboo. We aimed to explore the acceptability and functions of humour and laughter in patients with prolonged incurable cancer. METHODS This study was performed in a Dutch Comprehensive Cancer Centre. We included four short conversations with patients, eighteen in-depth patient-interviews and eleven observational fieldnotes in which humour was a major topic of the conversation. We further administered an online questionnaire to thirty-three oncology clinicians about their experiences with humour. Qualitative data were thematically analysed. We specifically distinguished between humour and laughter. RESULTS Nearly all specialists reported using humour (97%), and all reported sometimes laughing during consultations; 83% experienced a positive effect of laughter. These results were in line with patients' experiences: Patients noted that humour always stayed alive despite medical difficulties. Apart from this human aspect, patients also used humour to broach difficult topics and downplay challenges. Patients and specialists acknowledged that using humour is sometimes inappropriate, partly because they did not always share the same humour. Laughter, in contrast, was regarded as 'lighter' than humour, and could, accordingly, more easily be implemented. Specialists cautioned against patients using laughter to avoid broaching difficult topics. CONCLUSION Many conversations were full of laughter. Hierarchy as usually experienced between healthcare professionals and patients/relatives seemed to disappear when using laughter. If applied appropriately, adding shared laughter may help optimize shared decision-making.
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Casellas-Grau A, Ochoa C, Lleras De Frutos M, Flix-Valle A, Rosales A, Gil F. Perceived changes in psychological and physical symptoms after hospital clown performances in a cancer setting. Arts Health 2020; 13:189-203. [PMID: 32223531 DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2020.1744172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Background: The therapeutic role of humor and hospital clowns has become a focus of interest in recent decades. Most of the research in the area has focused on children; here, we explore the influence of clown performances on adult cancer patients, their companions, and health-care staff.Methods: Ninety-nine cancer patients and 113 companions were assessed pre- and post-interventions performed by professional clowns; 31 health professionals were asked about the possible influence of the presence of clowns in hospital on their work.Results: Patients felt that clowning performances helped to reduce their level of psychological symptoms, but not their physical symptoms. Companions reported improvements in all the psychological symptoms explored. Health professionals reported that the presence of clowns in the workplace improved their well-being.Conclusions: Clowning performances helped to improve psychological functioning in all the populations studied, especially in companions. Adult hospitals should consider promoting clowning interventions to improve general well-being.
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- A Casellas-Grau
- Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Psychosocial Observatory in Cancer, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Universitat De Vic - Universitat Central De Catalunya, Vic, Spain.,Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica De Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Universitat De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Universitat De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica De Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Psychosocial Observatory in Cancer, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Escola Superior De Ciències De La Salut, Tecnocampus-Mataró, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Mataró, Spain
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Beach WA. "Tiny Tiny Little Nothings": Minimization and Reassurance in the Face of Cancer. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 34:1697-1710. [PMID: 30453778 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1536945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Drawing from a sub-sample of video recorded and transcribed oncology interviews, Conversation Analysis is used to examine moments when cancer is portrayed as absent or minimally present but not dangerously invasive. Though cancer patients and their doctors invest considerable efforts pursuing life-affirming and hopeful possibilities advancing the quality of living and healing outcomes, little is known about how"good news" and thus hopeful social actions get organized. An interactional practice is identified for depicting tumor sizes as small or shrinking - a displayed preference to tumors that are large, growing, and spreading (i.e., metastasizing). By relying on gestural depictions (e.g., pinched fingers and open hands), in precise unison with paired lexical affiliates (e.g., tiny, little, nothing), it is shown how patients seek to justify their wellness and doctors offer reassurance by demonstrating that tumor sizes are minimally threatening. These interactional practices provide a needed balance to deathly cancer stereotypes, criticisms of health-care bureaucracies as inhumane, and overreliance on biomedical authority enacted during clinical encounters. A need exists to verify the existence of a benign social order in the midst of cancer care, actions designed to address malignant diagnoses by curtailing uncontrolled cancer growth.
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- Wayne A Beach
- School of Communication, Center for Communication, Health, & the Public Good, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, San Diego State University
- Department of Surgery, Moores Cancer Center, University of California
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Beach WA. Making Cancer Visible: Unmasking Patients' Subjective Experiences. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 34:1683-1696. [PMID: 30430879 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1536941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Face of Cancer, an article and patient's painting published nearly 15 years ago, has contributed in significant ways to a body of research focusing on communication during oncology interviews. Impacts from this painting helped to create a sensitivity for analyzing naturally occurring video recordings, including moments when patients' subjective experiences are raised and responded to. Analysis begins with how a melanoma patient's facial expression bears striking resemblance to the painting, vocal and other visible social actions (e.g., gaze, gesture), and how patient's story about a friend's metastatic cancer reveals her primal fears and hopes about cancer. Actions displayed by other patients (breast, testicular, abdominal, and leukemia) are also examined to unmask how their faces and bodies make cancer visible, doctors' responses, and the complexities of how patients' stressful stories get constructed. Implications are raised for improving patient-provider relationships by offering more personalized care. Understanding how patients display their concerns and emotions, through spoken and embodied actions, enhances discernment about how best to provide tailored and supportive responses to patients' life-world experiences especially, but not exclusively, when dealing with the stresses and angst of cancer.
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- Wayne A Beach
- School of Communication, Center for Communication, Health, & the Public Good, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, San Diego State University
- Department of Surgery, Moores Cancer Center, University of California
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Ekberg S, Danby S, Rendle-Short J, Herbert A, Bradford NK, Yates P. Discussing death: Making end of life implicit or explicit in paediatric palliative care consultations. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2019; 102:198-206. [PMID: 30236971 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To consider whether and how family members and clinicians discuss end of life during paediatric palliative care consultations. METHODS Nine naturally occurring paediatric palliative care consultations were video recorded and analysed using conversation analytic methods. ANALYSIS Focusing on three consultations in which end of life was treated as a certain outcome, analysis explored ways in which end of life was made either implicit or explicit within these consultations. Our analysis suggests that end of life was made explicit when: 1) ancillary to the current focus of discussion, 2) in relation to someone else's child, or 3) specifically relevant to the local context of the discussion. More commonly, in all other instances in the data, end of life was made implicit during discussions relating to this matter. CONCLUSION This preliminary research indicates that the local context of a conversation can influence how end of life is mentioned and discussed. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Clinicians often are encouraged to promote honest and 'open' discussions about end of life. Our findings show that it is not necessary to explicitly mention end of life in order to discuss it.
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- Stuart Ekberg
- School of Psychology & Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane, Australia; School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane, Australia; Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia; School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane, Australia; School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Centre for Children's Health Research, Brisbane, Australia; School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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