Name
Title | ||
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Improving the Mental State of Patients in Clinical Settings Using a Non-pharmacological Method |
Abstract | ||
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Over the past two decades, a shift and rethinking has occurred by placing focus on patient-centered care. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine included patient-centered care as 1 of 6 specific aims at improving and bridging the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of care required for patients. However, one area that patient-centered care has failed to clearly address is the psychological experience of patients waiting in clinics. In this paper, we address such psychological factors that impact patients and introduce a novel approach that has the potential for reducing stress and anxiety while waiting in clinical environments. Through this approach, we attempt at answering the following questions: Since patients might experience anxiety and stress while waiting, can a perceptual change in the environment help minimize such level of discomfort? And furthermore, can such a stress-reduction approach assist patients in communicating their symptoms more clearly to doctors? |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2014 | 10.1007/978-3-319-1564-1_7 | Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Mental wellbeing,Clinical environment,Affective care,Binaural audio | Clinical psychology,Bridging (networking),Anxiety,Psychology,Perception,Mental state | Conference |
Volume | ISSN | Citations |
100 | 1867-8211 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 0 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Mark Nazemi | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Diane Gromala | 2 | 120 | 25.27 |
| Maryam Mobini | 3 | 0 | 0.68 |
| Jeremy Mamisao | 4 | 2 | 0.77 |