Connecting Through Emotions: A Social Constructivist Grounded Theory on How Palliative Care Clinicians Use Their Emotions During Consultations - Takeaways - MDSpire

Connecting Through Emotions: A Social Constructivist Grounded Theory on How Palliative Care Clinicians Use Their Emotions During Consultations

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  • Katrien Moens

  • Johan Bilsen

  • Sofia C. Zambrano

  • June 15, 2026

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    Clinicians require both clinical knowledge and emotional competencies to effectively support patients with chronic conditions.

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    Emotional skills enhance patient-centered care, improve teamwork, and help manage clinician stress and burnout.

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    Barriers to developing emotional skills in clinicians include traditional views of rationality and lack of training focused on clinician emotions.

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    Palliative care consultations involve strong emotions, with clinicians experiencing both negative and positive feelings during end-of-life care.

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    The study employed a social constructivist grounded theory approach to explore how clinicians use emotions in palliative care settings.

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Connecting Through Emotions: A Social Constructivist Grounded Theory on How Palliative Care Clinicians Use Their Emotions During Consultations

  • by Katrien Moens, Johan Bilsen, Sofia C. Zambrano

  • June 15, 2026

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