What you “see” is how you communicate: Medical students’ meaning making of a patient’s vignette

Obtaining medical histories (patient-narratives) directly from patients or indirectly from third parties (including medical records) is important for establishing the physician –patient relationship and communication. Studies of narrative construction have focused on the interactive discourse between patients and physicians—resulting in co-construction of the narrative through dialogue [1,2]. Other studies focused on the importance of making sense of literary texts, li stening to and telling/writing patients’ stories, and enhancing narrative competence in recognizing, absorbing, interpreting, and being moved by stories of illness [3,4].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - April 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Orit Karnieli-Miller, Keren Michael, Shmuel Eidelman, Dafna Meitar Source Type: research