Use of Metaphor as an Explanation Tool in Adverse Childhood Experiences Simulation Training

Conclusion Literary devices like metaphors may be efficient and effective explanatory tools to improve clinician communication skills and patient understanding in addressing sensitive topics, such as ACEs. Minimal time investment is required to employ metaphors in ACEs discussions. The authors found no single metaphor that to be clearly superior, indicating that patient-centered metaphor use may improve communication between clinicians and patients who experienced childhood trauma.PMID:37876251 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/22.159

Source: The Permanente journal - October 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Monica Ha Allyson Rowe Katlynn Hendrix Summer Anwar Khup Mang Frances Wen Kim Coon Jedediah Bragg Kristin Foulks Julie Miller-Cribbs Martina Jelley Source Type: research