TY - JOUR
T1 - Hospice nurse communication with patients with cancer and their family caregivers
AU - Ellington, Lee
AU - Reblin, Maija
AU - Clayton, Margaret F.
AU - Berry, Patricia
AU - Mooney, Kathleen
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - Background: Effective communication by hospice nurses enhances symptom management for the patient, reduces family caregiver burden and distress, and potentially improves bereavement adjustment. However, research has not kept pace with the rising use of hospice by patients with cancer and thus we know little about how hospice nurses communicate. Methods: The overriding objective of this pilot study was to provide insight into these in-home visits. Hospice nurses audiorecorded their interactions over time with family caregivers and patients with cancer. The communication within these tapes was coded using Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS) and analyzed. Results: We found that tape recording home hospice nurse visits was feasible. RIAS was suited to capture the general content and process of the home hospice encounter and the coded interactions show the range of topics and emotions that are evident in the dialogue. Implications and future directions for research are discussed.
AB - Background: Effective communication by hospice nurses enhances symptom management for the patient, reduces family caregiver burden and distress, and potentially improves bereavement adjustment. However, research has not kept pace with the rising use of hospice by patients with cancer and thus we know little about how hospice nurses communicate. Methods: The overriding objective of this pilot study was to provide insight into these in-home visits. Hospice nurses audiorecorded their interactions over time with family caregivers and patients with cancer. The communication within these tapes was coded using Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS) and analyzed. Results: We found that tape recording home hospice nurse visits was feasible. RIAS was suited to capture the general content and process of the home hospice encounter and the coded interactions show the range of topics and emotions that are evident in the dialogue. Implications and future directions for research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2011.0287
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2011.0287
M3 - Article
C2 - 22339285
AN - SCOPUS:84858118140
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 15
SP - 262
EP - 268
JO - Journal of palliative medicine
JF - Journal of palliative medicine
IS - 3
ER -