Clinically Improving COMMUNICATION Through Touch

Vortherms, Ruth

doi:10.3928/0098-9134-19910501-04

Cited by 30 publications

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“…Male patients were more likely to endorse the traditional position of the doctor sitting behind the desk, and younger patients were more likely to endorse the greater proximity when the doctor sat next to them. Many authorities have emphasized the role of touch as an important part of supportive communication [3,10,15,17,18]. This study identified substantial heterogeneity and polarization regarding patients' attitudes to supportive touch as part of the communication process.…”

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confidence: 82%

Cancer patient expectations of and communication with oncologists and oncology nurses: the experience of an integrated oncology and palliative care service

Sapir

Catane

Kaufman

et al. 2000

Support Care Cancer

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate ambulatory cancer patients' knowledge of their diagnosis and stage, their expectations of medical and nursing staff, and issues related to communication with the professional staff. A structured interview was conducted with each of 103 consecutive cancer patients attending the Oncology Day Hospital of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center. There were 77 women and 26 men, and their median age was 56 (18-86) years. Their religious status was elicited: 48% described themselves as religious, 25% as traditional, and 27% as secular. According to their physicians, 41 were in remission, 11 had stable disease, 47 had progressive disease and in 4 the disease status was unknown. Patients tended to underestimate the status of their disease: among those with progressive disease, 36% stated that their disease was stable or in remission. Overwhelmingly, patients expected that their oncologists should be patient and skilled in diagnostic procedures (98%), tactful, considerate and therapeutically skilled (90-95%), and skilled in the management of pain and the psychosocial consequences of cancer (75-85%). When there is bad news to be transmitted, 92% of patients indicated that they would want disclosure, while 6% indicated that they would want the news withheld from them but passed on to their family members. Most patients were very satisfied with the clarity of the information they received about their disease (85%) and the sensitivity with which it was transmitted (90%). Although 88% of patients reported that they relied on their oncologist for therapeutic decision making, 45% indicated that they had sought a second opinion and 32% reported seeking the opinion of a rabbinical medical broker. Almost all, 97%, of patients indicated that they felt comfortable seeking advice from their oncologist, and the oncologist was the staff member most often sought out for both information (69%) and support (66%). The data indicate high patient expectations of nursing and medical oncology staff members' skills and behaviors. Despite expressing a high level of satisfaction, a substantial percentage of patients had an inaccurate understanding of their disease status.

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confidence: 82%

Cancer patient expectations of and communication with oncologists and oncology nurses: the experience of an integrated oncology and palliative care service

Sapir

Catane

Kaufman

et al. 2000

Support Care Cancer

106

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“…[62][63][64][65] Focused training of the family and the long-term care team can enhance communication. [66][67][68] Even more exciting is the increased awareness of the capacity and drive for selfexpression in the face of moderate to advanced dementia. In the past, dense verbal losses seemed to suggest that individuals with dementia had nothing to express, but this is now known not to be true.…”

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Palliative Care for Patients With Dementia in Long-Term Care

Fulton

Rhodes-Kropf

Corcoran

et al. 2011

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

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“…Lembrar que o toque do enfermeiro no paciente pode ser afetivo, transmitindo-lhe conforto, simpatia, aceitação e que é bastante apropriado utilizar, não apenas o toque instrumental em pacientes que estão com dor, ou nos que se sentem sozinhos ou com medo (12) .…”

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Comunicação não-verbal: uma contribuição para o aconselhamento em amamentação

Leite

Silva

Scochi

2004

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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O "Curso de Aconselhamento em Amamentação", idealizado e implantado pela United Nation's Children's Emergency Fund -UNICEF, em parceria com a Organização Mundial da Saúde - OMS, representa uma das importantes iniciativas no sentido de valorizar a mulher enquanto agente da amamentação. Visando a compreensão e facilitação da aplicação das habilidades de comunicação não-verbal, que esse curso se propõe a desenvolver nos profissionais, este trabalho tem como objetivo organizar pressupostos teóricos que dêem suporte para o ensino das Habilidades de Ouvir e Aprender 1- "Use comunicação não-verbal útil", fundamentado a partir de conceitos da comunicação humana, extraídos de diversos autores sobre o tema. Percebemos que as habilidades discorridas no curso centram-se em técnicas somente voltadas para as atitudes dos profissionais, porém, é fundamental estarmos atentos aos sinais não-verbais da mulher, pois esses retratam suas emoções. Tais sinais podem ser indicadores das dificuldades que a mulher enfrenta, das interpretações que ela está fazendo acerca de elementos interacionais em seu contexto e que, muitas vezes, são os indicativos do curso que ela poderá imprimir ao processo de amamentação.

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Clinically Improving COMMUNICATION Through Touch

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

Cancer patient expectations of and communication with oncologists and oncology nurses: the experience of an integrated oncology and palliative care service

Cancer patient expectations of and communication with oncologists and oncology nurses: the experience of an integrated oncology and palliative care service

Palliative Care for Patients With Dementia in Long-Term Care

Comunicação não-verbal: uma contribuição para o aconselhamento em amamentação

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