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Communication problems of the chronically ill.

L A Doring

    Australian Family Physician
    |June 1, 1992
    PubMed
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    Severe pain impairs patient-doctor communication, requiring doctors to gently deliver difficult news. Persistent, empathetic communication is key when patients struggle to accept treatment outcomes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Communication
    • Pain Management
    • Patient Psychology

    Background:

    • Severe pain significantly hinders a patient's ability to communicate effectively with healthcare providers.
    • Patients experiencing severe pain often have diminished cognitive and emotional resources.
    • Healthcare providers face time constraints, complicating communication with patients experiencing distress.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the communication challenges between doctors and patients with severe pain.
    • To identify strategies for effective communication when patients are not responding to treatment.
    • To understand the process of delivering and accepting 'unacceptable' news in a clinical setting.

    Main Methods:

    • Qualitative analysis of patient-doctor interactions in severe pain scenarios.

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  • Review of communication strategies for delivering prognoses to distressed patients.
  • Exploration of psychological factors influencing acceptance of medical information.

    • Main Results:

    • Patients with severe pain exhibit reduced communication capacity due to depleted resources.
    • Effective communication requires doctors to gently and persistently convey difficult information.
    • Reluctant acceptance of 'unacceptable' news is a common outcome requiring sensitive handling.

    Conclusions:

    • Doctor-patient communication in severe pain necessitates a patient, empathetic approach.
    • Strategies for delivering bad news must account for the patient's diminished capacity.
    • Successful communication facilitates the reluctant acceptance of challenging medical realities.