| Derogatory and cynical humour directed towards patients: views of residents and attending doctors. | |
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PMID: 19148979 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: A study of medical students' perspectives on derogatory and cynical humour was published in 2006. The current study examines residents' and attending doctors' perspectives on the same phenomenon in three clinical departments of psychiatry, internal medicine and surgery. METHODS: Two focus groups were conducted in each of the three clinical departments, one with residents and one with attending doctors,during the 2006-07 academic year. Seventy doctors participated, including 49 residents and 21 attendings. The same semi-structured format was used in each group. Questions focused on characterisations of derogatory and cynical humour along with motives and rules for its use.All focus groups were audiotaped and the tapes transcribed. Each transcript was read independently by each researcher as part of an inductive process to discover the categories that describe and explain the uses, motives and effects of such humour. RESULTS: Three categories that appeared in the first study with medical students - locations for humour, the humour game, and not-funny humour - emerged as virtually identical,whereas two others--objects of humour and motives for humour - were more fully elaborated. DISCUSSION: Discussions of derogatory and cynical humour should occur in any department where teaching and role modelling are priorities. In addition, the tenets of appreciative inquiry and the complex responsive process,particularly as they are used at the Indiana University School of Medicine, offer medical educators valuable tools for addressing this phenomenon. |
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Authors:
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Delese Wear; Julie M Aultman; Joseph Zarconi; Joseph D Varley |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical education Volume: 43 ISSN: 1365-2923 ISO Abbreviation: Med Educ Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-15 Completed Date: 2009-04-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605655 Medline TA: Med Educ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 34-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Behavioral Sciences, Northeastern Ohio UniversitiesCollege of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA. dw@neoucom.edu |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Culture Education, Medical / methods Humans Medical Staff, Hospital / psychology* Physician-Patient Relations Social Identification* Social Perception Students, Medical / psychology Wit and Humor as Topic* |
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Med Educ. 2009 Jan;43(1):7-9
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