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  • Medical Communication
  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Patient Outcomes

Background:

  • Traumatic events impact over 70% of adults, leading to long-term health issues.
  • Effective communication strategies regarding trauma in clinical settings are poorly understood.
  • The impact of trauma-related communication on patient outcomes requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore patient and clinician perspectives on communicating traumatic experiences.
  • To evaluate the influence of trauma communication on health outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with 24 patients and 24 primary care clinicians.
  • Conducted in two safety-net clinics in Northern California from April 2023 to 2024.
  • Dyadic analysis using the framework method, with separate interviews and double-coding of all data.

Main Results:

  • Communication about trauma positively influences treatment, health, and social needs.
  • Strong patient-clinician relationships and continuity of care are crucial.
  • Identified best practices for trauma inquiry, differing perceptions of communication risks, and barriers to recovery.

Conclusions:

  • Supportive trauma communication is therapeutic and essential in clinical practice and training.
  • Discussing adult or childhood trauma offers significant health benefits with minimal harm.
  • Findings inform clinician training, policies on care continuity, and resource allocation for trauma recovery.