“Notice How You Feel”
An Alternative to Detached Concern Among Hospice Volunteers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19001054 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Fox (0000-0002-1196-8012, University of Massachusetts Amherst, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 944-961 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732306290233 |
| PMID | 16894225 |
| OpenAlex | W2137709295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 25 |
Medical schools teach physicians to practice "detached concern," a simultaneous emotional distance from and sensitivity toward their patients. Medical students learn detachment to protect themselves from emotion-laden experiences, including death and dying, by employing mechanisms of defense and adjustment, such as suppression and repression of emotions. In this study, the author inquires whether hospice volunteers are trained for and practice detached concern and finds that hospice volunteers are trained for concern. They are concerned for the well-being of patients and their families. The author argues that concern is a social product that can be trained; hospice volunteers are not trained to suppress and repress their emotions, and the hospice as an institution produces and transmits cultural norms, values, and practices surrounding death and dying, thus maintaining a pool of concerned volunteers
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,79 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2020 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |