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Verona Coding Definitions of Emotional Sequences (VR-CoDES): Conceptual framework and future directions
Lidia Del Piccolo1, Arnstein Finset2, Anneli V Mellblom3
1Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Patient Education and Counseling
|July 5, 2017
Summary
The VR-CoDES (Verbal Response to Cues of Distress in the Elderly) system analyzes patient-clinician emotional interactions. This framework helps understand emotional sequences in healthcare, guiding future research and interventions.
Area of Science:
- Medical Communication
- Psychology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Healthcare consultations involve complex emotional dynamics.
- Understanding patient emotions is crucial for effective care.
- Existing frameworks may not fully capture the nuances of emotional expression and response.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the theoretical and empirical basis of the VR-CoDES.
- To explore future research avenues utilizing the VR-CoDES.
- To discuss the application of VR-CoDES in improving healthcare communication.
Main Methods:
- Selective review of literature on VR-CoDES construction and application.
- Analysis based on a patient-centered, biopsychosocial model.
- Focus on functional approach to emotion theory.
Main Results:
- VR-CoDES defines emotional interaction as sequences: eliciting event, patient emotion, clinician response.
- Emphasizes detailed classification of cues, concerns, and clinician response types (explicit/non-explicit, disclosure-promoting/reducing).
- Provides a structured approach to analyzing emotional communication in clinical settings.
Conclusions:
- VR-CoDES enhances awareness of emotional sequences in healthcare.
- Future research can predict patient-clinician behavior and analyze longer emotional sequences.
- Studies can explore the impact of emotional communication on health outcomes.
- VR-CoDES can inform interventions for better emotional management in healthcare.
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