ArticlePEC innovation2024
Factors and topics associated with empathic self-disclosure in dignity therapy of cancer patients.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mechanisms of Dignity Therapy: Positive Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients.Journal of palliative medicine · 2026Article
- "Optimizing empathic self-disclosures in dignity therapy: Improving the patient-provider relationship for more humanistic palliative care".Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Sharing "off-script": A qualitative analysis of providers' empathic self-disclosures during dignity therapy.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
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Objective: During Dignity Therapy a trained provider guides a patient to share their life story and legacy. Providers can demonstrate empathy through empathic self-disclosure (ESD), sharing something substantial and personal about themselves in response to the patient. The current study aims to identify the topics of ESDs and determine whether ESD frequency varied by patient and/or provider characteristics. Methods: Two coders analyzed 203 audio-recorded, transcribed Dignity Therapy sessions of palliative care patients ( Results: ESD occurred in 37% of interviews ( Conclusion: ESD seems to be dependent on the context of the patient rather than individual communication style differences. Providers may use ESD in multiple instances, including when similar and different from patients. Innovation: This study introduces and defines the novel concept of ESD. It is among the first to examine patient-provider communication during Dignity Therapy, and the first to specifically examine self-disclosure.
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