Patient expression of emotions and neurologist responses in first multiple sclerosis consultations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depression are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but data on emotional communication during MS consultations are lacking. We assessed patient expressions of emotion and neurologist responses during first-ever MS consultations using the Verona Coding Definitions of Emotional Sequences (VR-CoDES).

Methods

We applied VR-CoDES to recordings/transcripts of 88 outpatient consultations (10 neurologists, four MS Italian centers). Before consultation, patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Multilevel sequential analysis was performed on the number of cues/concerns expressed by patients, and the proportion of reduce space responses by neurologists.

Results

Patients expressed 492 cues and 45 concerns (median 4 cue

SUBMITTER: Del Piccolo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4452259 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature