Comorbid Chronic Pain and Depression: Patient Perspectives on Empathy

Sternke, Elizabeth A.; Abrahamson, Kathleen

doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2016.07.003

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“…On the other hand, asthma patients with low empathy feel hopeless and believe that they are physically and emotionally neglected by their physicians or others. Empathy may help patients with chronic physical conditions who experience negative affect feel that they are understood and taken seriously by others and that their needs are addressed and met (Sternke, Abrahamson, & Bair, 2016). So teaching patients how to empathize with their physician and others can also be effective to reduce physical symptoms.…”

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Alexithymia, empathy, negative affect and physical symptoms in patients with asthma

Khosravani

Ardestani

Alvani

et al. 2020

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Although alexithymia has been found to be associated with physical symptoms in psychosomatic disorders such as asthma, mechanisms linking this association are unknown. However, affective alexithymic features may be associated with physical symptoms in the presence of deficits in affective characteristics such as low empathy and high negative affect. This study aimed to assess direct effects of alexithymic traits on physical symptoms and indirect effects of these subscales through empathy and negative affect (e.g. depressive, anxious and stress symptoms) by controlling for asthma severity in patients with asthma. Three hundred patients with asthma completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20), the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) and the Physical Symptoms Inventory (PSI). After controlling for asthma severity, the results showed that alexithymia subscales of the TAS-20 had no direct effects on physical symptoms, but the difficulty in identifying feelings (DIF) subscale of the TAS-20 was associated with affective empathy and negative affect. Affective empathy was significantly related to negative affect. Affective empathy and negative affect were associated with physical symptoms. The affective subscale of alexithymia on the TAS-20, that is DIF, indirectly affected physical symptoms through affective empathy and negative affect. Findings suggest that patients with asthma who have high levels of DIF may show high physical symptoms in the presence of low affective empathy and high negative affect.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Alexithymia, empathy, negative affect and physical symptoms in patients with asthma

Khosravani

Ardestani

Alvani

et al. 2020

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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“…Patient population with chronic pain is very high throughout the world. Annual expenditure on pain treatment is higher than many other diseases [1,2].…”

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Dexketoprofen trometamol loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs): Formulation, in vitro and in vivo evaluation

Öztürk¹,

Yenilmez²,

Arslan³

et al. 2020

jrp

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Development, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of dexketoprofen trometamol (DT)-loaded nanosized drug delivery system was aimed in this study. DT-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were prepared using probe sonication. DT release from SLNs prepared and their kinetics were investigated. Structures of SLNs were elucidated by particle size and zeta potential measurements, shape and surface imaging, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, FT-IR and 1 H-NMR determinations. DT-loaded particles demonstrated characteristic plaque shapes while in vitro release studies showed extended release of DT. Korsmeyer-Peppas kinetic model was found to fit the best using DDSolver software program. Stability, cytotoxicity and in vivo animal experiments were further performed on DT-loaded SLN showing also prolonged analgesic activity in mice. Depending on the in vitro and in vivo test results, formulation developed in this study seems to prolong DT release and is promising for extending analgesic activity.

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“…Effective clinical reasoning driven by perspective‐taking is vital for a patient and provider connection . People want to feel understood and not judged by healthcare providers . As part of the clinical reasoning process, when healthcare providers validate what the patient is experiencing, they communicate that they care .…”

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“…People want to feel understood and not judged by healthcare providers . As part of the clinical reasoning process, when healthcare providers validate what the patient is experiencing, they communicate that they care . When patients feel understood and cared for, they are more likely to trust their providers and follow through with healthcare decisions .…”

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Are perspective‐taking outcomes always positive? Challenges and mitigation strategies

Hoplock

Lobchuk

2019

Nurs Forum

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Background: Engaging in perspective-taking often has positive outcomes for both healthcare providers and patients. Perspective-taking by healthcare providers has been linked to increased patient satisfaction and compliance, patients' positive perceptions of healthcare providers' interpersonal skills, and a reduction in judgmental attitudes toward individuals who engage in health-risk behaviors. The positive outcomes that are associated with perspective-taking are often highlighted in the literature. However, less discussed are the negative outcomes.Aim: This paper discusses the positive and negative outcomes associated with perspective-taking and presents potential methods for mitigating negative outcomes.Conclusion: When designing and implementing perspective-taking interventions, educators and researchers should consider potential negative intervention outcomes and strategies to attenuate these outcomes. K E Y W O R D S communication, education, empathy, nurse-patient relations, perspective-taking AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES Lisa Hoplock, PhD, was a postdoctoral fellow at

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Comorbid Chronic Pain and Depression: Patient Perspectives on Empathy

Abstract: Background: Clinician empathy is a well-documented component of effective patient/provider

Cited by 23 publications

References 52 publications

Alexithymia, empathy, negative affect and physical symptoms in patients with asthma

Alexithymia, empathy, negative affect and physical symptoms in patients with asthma

Dexketoprofen trometamol loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs): Formulation, in vitro and in vivo evaluation

Are perspective‐taking outcomes always positive? Challenges and mitigation strategies

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