Empathetic cancer clinicians promote psychological well-being
23 Oct 2023 by Ted Escobedo 1 min read
Clinicians who show more empathy promote better psychological health
among breast cancer patients, according to a Rutgers study examining how
oncology doctors facilitate psychological well-being.
"Our
findings suggest that provider communication is a key component to
reducing uncertainty, and thus providers play a key role in helping to
facilitate psychological well-being," said Liesl Broadbridge, a doctoral
degree candidate at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information
(SC&I) and the lead author of the study published in Patient
Education and Counseling.
Researcher findings suggest that
discussing uncertainties with patients and being empathetic to their
concerns is critical to their healing and recovery.
Know more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/2310...
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