Table 3 Basics of narrative literacy
From: Investigation of clinical medicine undergraduates’ recognition of narrative medicine
narrative literacy | option | n(%) |
|---|---|---|
Understanding of “disease” and “pain” | No deep understanding | 7(5.4) |
They are exactly the same | 7(5.4) | |
There are differences, but I can’t tell them by myself | 19(14.6) | |
“Disease” is the symptom and sign of the disease, “pain” is the experience of the patient | 97(74.6) | |
Patient narration belongs to the level of need (multiple choices) | Physiological needs | 12(9.2) |
Security needs | 22(16.9) | |
Need for respect | 40(30.8) | |
Need for self-actualization | 14(10.8) | |
Need for love and belonging | 42(32.3) | |
Correct response to patients’ narration in clinical diagnosis and treatment (multiple choices) | Not clear and no response | 28(21.5) |
Respond according to your mood or time | 32(24.6) | |
Respond only when you passively accept the patient’s talk | 22(16.9) | |
Actively solicit and respond to the patient’s emotional needs | 86(66.2) | |
Do you agree that the clinical work should be patient-centered and improve patient participation | Disagree | 8(6.2) |
Uncertain | 32(24.6) | |
Agree with | 90(69.3) | |
Is it necessary to understand the stories and feelings of patients or their families | Not really | 7(5.3) |
Uncertain | 26(2) | |
It can be used as a reference, but the patient’s stories and feelings are not included in the nursing process | 27(20.8) | |
It is an indispensable link in the process of diagnosis and treatment to consider the story, experience and emotion of patients and their families. | 70(53.9) | |
Do you agree that doctors should fully empathize with diseases | Disagree | 9(6.9) |
Uncertain | 22(16.9) | |
Agree with | 99(76.2) | |
Are you interested in the patient’s life story | Not interested | 15(11.5) |
Uncertain | 39(30.0) | |
Interest in | 76(58.5) | |
Are you willing to listen and guide the patient to tell his own life story or feelings | Unwilling | 9(6.9) |
Uncertain | 34(26.2) | |
Be willing | 87(67.0) | |
Listening to the patient’s narration can help clinicians understand the patient more deeply, which will promote them to provide more personalized and humanized treatment for patients. | Not at all | 3(2.3) |
Uncertain | 36(27.7) | |
Occasionally | 91(70.0) |