ArticlePatient education and counseling2012
Conveying empathy to hospice family caregivers: team responses to caregiver empathic communication.
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- Hospice Family Caregiver Involvement in Care Plan Meetings: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2017Trial
- Defining and Assessing Empathic Communication in Patient Portal Secure Messages: Adapted Coding Framework Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- The needs of the family caregivers of patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study in Iran.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the Empathic Communication Coding System.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- A Formative Mixed-Methods Study of Emotional Responsiveness in Telepalliative Care.Journal of palliative medicine · 2022Article
- "My sympathetic clinician": perception of sympathy by patients with Alzheimer's disease increases when asked to provide autobiographical memories.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Empathic communication in dignity therapy: Feasibility of measurement and descriptive findings.Palliative & supportive care · 2022Article
- Emotional distress and compassionate responses in palliative care decision-making consultations.Journal of palliative medicine · 2014Article
- Telehealth group interactions in the hospice setting: assessing technical quality across platforms.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2013Article
- Application of the VALUE communication principles in ACTIVE hospice team meetings.Journal of palliative medicine · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe goal of this study was to explore empathic communication opportunities presented by family caregivers and responses from interdisciplinary hospice team members.
methodsEmpathic opportunities and hospice team responses were analyzed from bi-weekly web-based videoconferences between family caregivers and hospice teams. The authors coded the data using the Empathic Communication Coding System (ECCS) and identified themes within and among the coded data.
resultsData analysis identified 270 empathic opportunity-team response sequences. Caregivers expressed statements of emotion and decline most frequently. Two-thirds of the hospice team responses were implicit acknowledgements of caregiver statements and only one-third of the team responses were explicit recognitions of caregiver empathic opportunities.
conclusionAlthough hospice team members frequently express emotional concerns with family caregivers during one-on-one visits, there is a need for more empathic communication during team meetings that involve caregivers. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Hospice clinicians should devote more time to discussing emotional issues with patients and their families to enhance patient-centered hospice care. Further consideration should be given to training clinicians to empathize with patients and family caregivers.
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