Item

Looking Towards Emotion Expression: An Analysis of Eye Contact in Serious Illness Conversations

Smoger, Samantha
Citations
Altmetric:
License
License
Abstract
In serious illness conversations (SICs) with dialysis patients, emotion expression was a relatively uncommon event. We aimed to understand the features that predict emotion expression. Conversations were recorded via Zoom and data from the ten seconds prior to emotion expression were analyzed. Five emotions were observed: sadness, frustration, loneliness, gratitude, and nervousness. In eight of eleven (73%) instances, patients discontinued eye contact and/or glanced at the camera within ten seconds prior to emotion expression. Eye contact was re-established when the patient expressed emotion. Knowledge of this pattern may better prepare clinicians and allow them to facilitate more meaningful SICs.
Description
Date
2022-01-01
Student Status
Undergraduate
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Type of presentation
Poster Presentation
Collections
UVM Student Research Conference
Show all metadata
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Citation
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14849/8255
DOI
Advisor(s)
Katharine Cheung
Department
Program/Major
Biology
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
Organization
item.page.researchcategory
Health Sciences
Embedded videos