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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurse Educ. 2017 Jan-Feb;42(1):18–22. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000308

Table 3.

Encountered Patient Information Disclosure Situations and Occurrence of Empathic Statements

Patient Disclosure Empathic Statement
Missed Provided TOTAL
Expression of pain N (%)
M (SD)
159 (46.4) 184 (53.6)
2.22 (.61)
343
Loss of a family member N (%)
M (SD)
61 (25.1) 178 (74.5)
1.99 (.34)
239
Lack of treatment with diabetes medication N (%)
M (SD)
182 (81.3) 42 (18.8)
1.86 (.57)
224
Gaps in health literacy around asthma control N (%)
M (SD)
179 (92.3) 15 (7.7)
1.40 (.51)
194
Gaps in health literacy around diabetic diet N (%)
M (SD)
163 (92.6) 13 (7.4)
1.46 (.66)
176
Lack of blood glucose monitoring N (%)
M (SD)
140 (83.8) 27 (16.2)
1.63 (.69)
167
Counseling around past drug use N (%)
M (SD)
102 (80.3) 25 (19.7)
1.68 (.90)
127
Impact of injury on daily life N (%)
M (SD)
75 (60.0) 50 (40.0)
2.04 (.70)
125
Discomfort in discussing body image N (%)
M (SD)
19 (63.3) 11 (36.7)
2.27 (1.01)
30
TOTAL N (%)
M (SD)
1080 (66.5) 545 (33.5)
2.01 (.61)
1625