Observational studyCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Nonverbal Synchrony: An Indicator of Clinical Communication Quality in Racially-Concordant and Racially-Discordant Oncology Interactions.
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- Racial Disparities in Doctor-Patient Communication: Examining Doctors' Encounters with Black and White Patients.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene is associated with child-parent neural synchrony during competition.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2023Article
- Nonverbal synchrony in subjects with hearing impairment and their significant others.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Dyadic nonverbal synchrony during pre and post music therapy interventions and its relationship to self-reported therapy readiness.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
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- The Influence of Patient and Physician Race-Related Attitudes and Perceptions on Nonverbal Synchrony in Oncology Treatment Interactions Between Black Patients and Non-Black Physicians.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to apply a novel software to measure and compare levels of nonverbal synchrony, as a potential indicator of communication quality, in video recordings of racially-concordant and racially-discordant oncology interactions. Predictions include that the levels of nonverbal synchrony will be greater during racially-concordant interactions than racially-discordant interactions, and that levels of nonverbal synchrony will be associated with traditional measures of communication quality in both racially-concordant and racially-discordant interactions.
designThis is a secondary observational analysis of video-recorded oncology treatment discussions collected from 2 previous studies.
settingTwo National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and another large urban cancer center.
participantsParticipants from Study 1 include 161 White patients with cancer and 11 White medical oncologists. Participants from Study 2 include 66 Black/African-American patients with cancer and 17 non-Black medical oncologists. In both studies inclusion criteria for patients was a recent cancer diagnosis; in Study 2 inclusion criteria was identifying as Black/African American.
main outcome measuresNonverbal synchrony and communication quality.
resultsGreater levels of nonverbal synchrony were observed in racially-discordant interactions than in racially-concordant interactions. Levels of nonverbal synchrony were associated with indicators of communication quality, and these associations were more consistently found in racially-discordant interactions.
conclusionThis study advances clinical communication and disparities research by successfully applying a novel approach capturing the unconscious nature of communication, and revealing differences in communication in racially-discordant and racially-concordant oncology interactions. This study highlights the need for further exploration of nonverbal aspects relevant to patient-physician interactions.
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