Communication and Cancer? Part II
| Autor: | Wayne A. Beach, Jennifer K. Anderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject Foundation (evidence) Cancer Public relations medicine.disease Social relation Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Optimism Conversation analysis Oncology medicine Discernment Conversation business Psychology Psychosocial Applied Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 21:1-22 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7586 0734-7332 |
| Popis: | In Part I, the authors pointed out that despite the increasing focus on communication in psychosocial oncology, a comprehensive review of the literature revealed that the primary emphasis has been individuals' self-reported experiences rather than naturally occurring interactions between cancer patients, family members, and health professionals. Thus, an empirical foundation for understanding communication activities is in its infancy. In Part II, the authors provide an overview of “conversation analysis” as an alternative method for studying patterns of interaction during medical encounters and family interactions. Transcribed excerpts from ongoing research, focusing on how family members talk through cancer on the telephone, exemplify how “news delivery sequences” and “managing optimism” are crucial resources for understanding and dealing with cancer journeys. The authors conclude by discussing the need for discernment between self-report and interactional data, the usefulness of conversation a... |
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