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Pain talk in hospice care: a conversation analysis
1School of Translation Studies/Center for Medical Humanities in the Developing World, Qufu Normal University, No.5, Yantai Road, Donggang District, Rizhao, 250100, Shandong, China. wuyijin9972@126.com.
BMC Palliative Care
|August 5, 2020
Summary
Effective communication is key in hospice care for managing patient pain. This study uses conversation analysis to reveal how hospice providers address pain concerns, improving care delivery.
Area of Science:
- Palliative Care
- Communication Studies
- Sociolinguistics
Background:
- Pain management is a critical component of hospice care.
- Effective communication is essential for delivering pain care services.
- Limited research exists on the interactional dynamics of pain care in palliative settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore interactional details in hospice pain care.
- To demonstrate how hospice providers address patient pain concerns.
- To analyze communication practices in palliative pain management.
Main Methods:
- Conversation Analysis (CA) was employed.
- Study utilized video data from psycho-therapeutic sessions.
- Focused on interaction between hospice providers and terminally ill patients.
Main Results:
- Conversation Analysis reveals interactional practices in "pain talk".
- Identified how patients disclose pain and how providers respond.
- Detailed description of conversational resources used in pain care.
Conclusions:
- Five types of interactional resources for managing pain concerns were identified.
- CA offers turn-by-turn insights into hospice provider-patient communication about pain.
- Findings can inform effective initiation, delivery, and development of pain talks.
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