2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanisms underlying physicians empathy as therapeutic responses to stress in patients under catastrophic situations.
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20390191
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | National Cancer Center Research Institute and Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East |
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Principal Investigator |
UCHITOMI Yousuke National Cancer Center Research Institute and Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (60243565)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YAMADA Yu 九州大学病院, がんセンター, 医員 (90423590)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 医療行動学 / ストレス / 皮膚電気抵抗 / 学習・行動分析 / 非侵襲的脳活動計測 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have investigated whether empathetic behaviors of physicians are associated with skin conductance responses (SCRs) and level (SCL) when patients express emotions. Participants were 20 physicians who worked in National Cancer Hospital East. They conducted bad news consultations with simulated patients, while measuring skin conductance activities. Physicians' behaviors that had been recorded on video in the consultations were coded for content by an independent coder. Physicians who responded more empathetically didn't exhibit greater SCRs for tasks than those who responded less empathetically. However, physicians who responded more empathetically exhibited significant SCLs for tasks than those who responded less empathetically.
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