Humor in hospice care: who, where, and how much?
Humor in hospice care: who, where, and how much?
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10.1177/104990910502200410
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2005-07-01
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Ludwick, Ruth
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Adamle, Kathleen N;Ludwick, Ruth
幽默被认为是一种内在的社会现象，在人类历史上所有群体中都存在。它是人类社会行为中最普遍的形式之一，但也是最不被理解或定义的形式之一。尽管许多学科的研究人员都研究过幽默对病人的影响，但有限的工作集中在临终关怀上。本研究以非参与观察的方式，探讨安宁疗护环境中幽默的社会互动。结果显示，在132个观察到的以护士为基础的临终关怀探访中，有85%的人表现出幽默。在这些人中，70%的临终关怀病人开始幽默。这些发现与临终关怀环境无关。幽默是自发和频繁的，幽默互动的实例是日常临终关怀工作中普遍存在的一部分。
Humor has been identified as an intrinsic social phenomenon occurring in all groups throughout human history. It is among the most prevalent forms of human social behavior yet one of the least understood or defined. Although researchers in a number of disciplines have studied the effects of humor on patients, limited work has focused on end-of-life care. The present study investigated social interactions involving humor in hospice settings using nonparticipant observation. Results revealed that humor was present in 85 percent of 132 observed nurse-based hospice visits. Of these, hospice patients initiated humor 70 percent of the time. These findings were consistent regardless of hospice setting. Humor was spontaneous and frequent, and instances of humorous interactions were a prevalent part of everyday hospice work.