Received: January 20, 2020; Accepted: February 05, 2020; Published: February 10, 2020 Kawabata, a Japanese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1968. Four years later, at age 72, words from his short story “Silence” were quoted in his obituary: “A silent death is an endless word” [1]. That story and my travels to Japan inspired this commentary. Remarkably, the story, while written more than a decade before Kawabata’s protégé took his life in the traditional and dramatic samurai manner, foreshadowed the Nobel laurate’s death. To the chagrin of his readers and fellow citizens, the former suicide apparently triggered Kawabata’s.
{"title":"What silence has to offer the clinical encounter","authors":"P. Dobkin","doi":"10.15761/icst.1000329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15761/icst.1000329","url":null,"abstract":"Received: January 20, 2020; Accepted: February 05, 2020; Published: February 10, 2020 Kawabata, a Japanese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1968. Four years later, at age 72, words from his short story “Silence” were quoted in his obituary: “A silent death is an endless word” [1]. That story and my travels to Japan inspired this commentary. Remarkably, the story, while written more than a decade before Kawabata’s protégé took his life in the traditional and dramatic samurai manner, foreshadowed the Nobel laurate’s death. To the chagrin of his readers and fellow citizens, the former suicide apparently triggered Kawabata’s.","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125077039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
uman beings use language to exchange ideas with one another. How this is done in clinical settings is crucial to whole person care. When the person-clinician talks with a person-patient and/or family member, this can be helpful or harmful given the weight of words.[1] How we communicate includes tone of voice, cadence, diction, body language, time allotted, as well as spaces between words enabling integration of information. We may have inclinations such as: premature closure, interrupting, formulating mental answers rather than listening, holding biases, using frightening metaphors (e.g., a time bomb in the chest). These learned ways of communicating may or may not be conscious. Dr. Wright and Mr. Kaleka, a seasoned physician and medical student, respectively, highlight that the way we talk with strangers (who happen to be patients) can be pivotal. Dr. Wright notes, “We are often missing vital pieces of our patients’ back stories that could help us understand their beliefs and behaviors. Asking about such particulars can help to establish rapport, shows genuine interest, and can convert stranger to friend.” Mr. Kaleka, a trainee, inherently understands, “We assume that what we perceive to be important is what the patient would or should like addressed, a form of paternalism. Yet, if we step back and view ourselves as human beings interacting with other humans, our considerations may change. We begin to see the patient’s perspective; this, in turn enables us to better understand and help them. Such is the power of humanism…” Dr. Berkani and her colleagues describe a program offered to seniors who were isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic that transformed cold calls into warm encounters with strangers. They trained more than 300 volunteers to provide friendly phone support to more than 600 older
{"title":"weight of words in whole person care","authors":"P. Dobkin","doi":"10.26443/IJWPC.V8I2.307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/IJWPC.V8I2.307","url":null,"abstract":"uman beings use language to exchange ideas with one another. How this is done in clinical settings is crucial to whole person care. When the person-clinician talks with a person-patient and/or family member, this can be helpful or harmful given the weight of words.[1] How we communicate includes tone of voice, cadence, diction, body language, time allotted, as well as spaces between words enabling integration of information. We may have inclinations such as: premature closure, interrupting, formulating mental answers rather than listening, holding biases, using frightening metaphors (e.g., a time bomb in the chest). These learned ways of communicating may or may not be conscious. Dr. Wright and Mr. Kaleka, a seasoned physician and medical student, respectively, highlight that the way we talk with strangers (who happen to be patients) can be pivotal. Dr. Wright notes, “We are often missing vital pieces of our patients’ back stories that could help us understand their beliefs and behaviors. Asking about such particulars can help to establish rapport, shows genuine interest, and can convert stranger to friend.” Mr. Kaleka, a trainee, inherently understands, “We assume that what we perceive to be important is what the patient would or should like addressed, a form of paternalism. Yet, if we step back and view ourselves as human beings interacting with other humans, our considerations may change. We begin to see the patient’s perspective; this, in turn enables us to better understand and help them. Such is the power of humanism…” Dr. Berkani and her colleagues describe a program offered to seniors who were isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic that transformed cold calls into warm encounters with strangers. They trained more than 300 volunteers to provide friendly phone support to more than 600 older","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125998755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
COVID-19 government regulations resulted in increased social isolation, risk of stress, depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, and re-hospitalization. Telehealth has been highlighted as a potential bridge for healthcare needs, especially in the COVID-19 context. In response to this need our group developed a multicultural, intergenerational, community-based psychosocial intervention. We trained more than 300 volunteers who were able to provide friendly phone support in more than 17 languages to more than 600 older adults across the Greater Montreal Area who could benefit from social connection and support to access community resources. The experience has been heartwarming and facilitating enriching life experiences for seniors, volunteers, and clinicians alike. Furthermore, some preliminary observations suggest that this intervention might have positive effects on the seniors’ mental health.
{"title":"Connecting again with elders in our community: A project to stay together during COVID-19 restrictions and beyond","authors":"Sonia Berkani, S. Bukhari, S. Rej, P. Lavin","doi":"10.26443/ijwpc.v8i2.305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v8i2.305","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 government regulations resulted in increased social isolation, risk of stress, depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, and re-hospitalization. Telehealth has been highlighted as a potential bridge for healthcare needs, especially in the COVID-19 context. In response to this need our group developed a multicultural, intergenerational, community-based psychosocial intervention. We trained more than 300 volunteers who were able to provide friendly phone support in more than 17 languages to more than 600 older adults across the Greater Montreal Area who could benefit from social connection and support to access community resources. The experience has been heartwarming and facilitating enriching life experiences for seniors, volunteers, and clinicians alike. Furthermore, some preliminary observations suggest that this intervention might have positive effects on the seniors’ mental health.","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116029763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 in Paris: Identifying intentions","authors":"C. Bagnis","doi":"10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.272","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131231463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental health PPE in times of COVID-19","authors":"","doi":"10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.277","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123340258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What the world needs now is humilty","authors":"Cory Ingram","doi":"10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.280","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124021950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aftermath and midst of a nightmare: A pediatrician’s COVID-19 lament","authors":"A. Rule","doi":"10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/IJWPC.V8I1.269","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"35 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132747762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Common decency","authors":"Dennis L. Dobkin","doi":"10.26443/ijwpc.v8i1.262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v8i1.262","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132035533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"day in the life: doctor turned patient overnight","authors":"Laura Sang","doi":"10.26443/ijwpc.v8i1.263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v8i1.263","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123627316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eyes closed","authors":"Abdu Sharkawy","doi":"10.26443/ijwpc.v8i1.265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v8i1.265","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":348245,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Whole Person Care","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127262183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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