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The value of empathy in dietetic consultations. A pilot study to investigate its effect on satisfaction, autonomy and agreement.

The value of empathy in dietetic consultations. A pilot study to investigate its effect on satisfaction, autonomy and agreement.
The value of empathy in dietetic consultations. A pilot study to investigate its effect on satisfaction, autonomy and agreement.
Forty individuals with diabetes and three dietitians completed a questionnaire concerning their consultation. Empathy was examined using the Empathic Communication Coding System (ECCS) (Bylund & Makoul, 2002). The more empathic the professionals' response to emotional opportunities, the more satisfied patients were with their consultations (r = 0.41, d.f. = 15, P = 0.05). There was a nonsignificant trend that the more empathic opportunities that arise during a consultation, the higher the agreement between patient and dietitian on what was discussed (r = 0.28, P = 0.07). The data also suggest that patients reported more autonomy support when they created more empathic opportunities during their consultation (r = ?0.29, P = 0.07). This preliminary study suggests that professionals' responses to empathic opportunities may be a useful component of dietetic consultations.
0952-3871
181-185
Goodchild, C.E.
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Skinner, T.C.
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Parkin, T.
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Goodchild, C.E.
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Skinner, T.C.
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Parkin, T.
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Goodchild, C.E., Skinner, T.C. and Parkin, T. (2005) The value of empathy in dietetic consultations. A pilot study to investigate its effect on satisfaction, autonomy and agreement. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 18 (3), 181-185. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-277X.2005.00606.x).

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Forty individuals with diabetes and three dietitians completed a questionnaire concerning their consultation. Empathy was examined using the Empathic Communication Coding System (ECCS) (Bylund & Makoul, 2002). The more empathic the professionals' response to emotional opportunities, the more satisfied patients were with their consultations (r = 0.41, d.f. = 15, P = 0.05). There was a nonsignificant trend that the more empathic opportunities that arise during a consultation, the higher the agreement between patient and dietitian on what was discussed (r = 0.28, P = 0.07). The data also suggest that patients reported more autonomy support when they created more empathic opportunities during their consultation (r = ?0.29, P = 0.07). This preliminary study suggests that professionals' responses to empathic opportunities may be a useful component of dietetic consultations.

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Published date: 2005

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Local EPrints ID: 39967
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39967
ISSN: 0952-3871
PURE UUID: 06b0ea16-6808-483d-815a-a57f29fdec52

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Date deposited: 04 Jul 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:16

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Author: C.E. Goodchild
Author: T.C. Skinner
Author: T. Parkin

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