The association between specific narrative elements and patient perspectives on acute pain treatment.
Eden Engel-RebitzerAbby DolanFrances S ShoferMarilyn M SchapiraErik P HessKarin V RhodesVenkatesh R BellamkondaErica Goldberg MswJeffrey BellLinda SchwarzElise SchillerDena Lewis-SalleySharon McCollumMichael ZylaLance B BeckerRachel Lynn GravesZachary F MeiselPublished in: The American journal of emergency medicine (2023)
Participants preferentially view narratives featuring storytellers who share their race or gender. Narrative elements were not meaningfully associated with patient-centered outcomes. These findings have implications for the design of narrative communication tools.