Title :

In which context is physician empathy associated with cancer patient quality of life?

Author(s) :

Lelorain, Sophie [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Cattan, Stéphane [Auteur]
Lordick, Florian [Auteur]
Mehnert, Anja [Auteur]
Mariette, Christophe [Auteur]
Centre de Recherche Jean-Pierre AUBERT Neurosciences et Cancer - U837 [JPArc]
Christophe, Veronique [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Cortot, Alexis [Auteur]
Mécanismes de la Tumorigénèse et Thérapies Ciblées (M3T) - UMR 8161

Journal title :

Patient Education and Counseling

Abbreviated title :

Patient Education and Counseling

Volume number :

101

Pages :

p.1216-1222

Publisher :

Elsevier BV

Publication date :

2018-07

ISSN :

0738-3991

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Objective In cancer settings, physician empathy is not always linked to a better patient emotional quality of life quality of life (eQoL). We tested two possible moderators of the inconsistent link: type of consultation ...
Show more >Objective In cancer settings, physician empathy is not always linked to a better patient emotional quality of life quality of life (eQoL). We tested two possible moderators of the inconsistent link: type of consultation (bad news versus follow-up) and patient emotional skills (emoSkills, i.e., the way patients process emotional information). Methods In a cross-sectional design, 296 thoracic and digestive tract cancer patients completed validated questionnaires to assess their physician empathy, their emoSkills and eQoL. Moderated multiple regressions were performed. Results In follow-up consultations, physician empathy was associated with a better eQoL in patients with low or average emotional skills. Those with high emotional skills did not benefit from physician empathy. Their eQoL was nonetheless very good. In bad news consultations, the pattern was reversed: only patients with average or high emotional skills benefited from physician empathy. Those with low emotional skills were not sensitive to it and presented a poor eQoL. Conclusion Medical empathy is important in all consultations. However, in bad news consultations, patients with low emoSkills are at risk of psychological distress even with an empathetic doctor.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Other project(s) or funding source(s) :

This work was supported by the SIRIC (SIte de Recherche Intégrée en Cancérologie) ONCOLille, Grant INCa-DGOS-Inserm 6041.

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Mécanismes de la Tumorigénèse et Thérapies Ciblées (M3T) - UMR 8161
• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)

Submission date :

2024-01-12T15:11:45Z
2024-02-12T14:02:29Z