Exploring Racial Differences in Family Expressions of Emotion and Clinician Empathy in ICU Family Meetings
Our results indicate that racial differences exist in family expression of emotion and potentially in clinician empathic responses in ICU family meetings. Empathic communication warrants improvement, with greater improvement needed with Black families. Future interventions may be needed to enhance clinician provision of equitable emotional support.
Authors
- Deepshikha Charan Ashana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2107-2110)
- Doreet Preiss
- Jessica B. Sperling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-3762)
- Deborah Ejem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4617-2433)
- Shannon S. Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-7005)
- Christopher E. Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4486-0681)
- Matthew Modes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1568-1393)
- Kimberly S. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0748-6010)
- Catherine L. Hough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6425-0867)
- Douglas B. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2269-4173)
- Whitney Welsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8749-3080)
- Erin K. Kross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8206-3050)
- Kathryn I. Pollak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5559-2416)
- Teryl K. Nuckols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-1595)
- Sungjin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7738-4895)
Institutions
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CHEST Critical Care
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chstcc.2025.100186
- Primary Topic
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Thoracic Society
- National Palliative Care Research Center
- National Institutes of Health