Exploration on the psychological support mechanism for palliative care patients from the perspective of the interactive ritual chain theory
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2026.03.10
- VernacularTitle:互动仪式链理论视角下的安宁疗护患者心理支持机制探析
- Author:
Limin WU
1
;
Sujuan LIU
2
;
Jingyan ZHANG
3
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery， Xishan People’s Hospital of Wuxi City， Wuxi 214015， China
2. Department of Oncology， Xishan People’s Hospital of Wuxi City， Wuxi 214015， China
3. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery， Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University， Wuxi 214000， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
palliative care;
psychological support;
interactive ritual chain theory;
medical team collaboration
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2026;39(3):351-357
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on the interactive ritual chain theory， this paper deeply analyzed the interactive characteristics between doctors， patients， and their families in the palliative care environment， as well as explored the role of emotional resonance， symbolic representation， and situational creation in psychological support. It also sorted out four primary issues currently present in psychological support for palliative care patients， including insufficient recognition of caregivers regarding patients’ psychological needs， limited psychological intervention methods， inadequate psychological support capabilities among medical staff， and an imperfect family and social support system. On this basis， a five-dimensional psychological support mechanism was constructed， encompassing emotional resonance， situational creation， team collaboration， environment building， and technological application. This aimed to provide palliative care patients with comprehensive and continuous psychological intervention by optimizing doctor-patient interaction， strengthening emotional connection， improving physical environment， and utilizing information technology， thereby contributing to alleviating the psychological distress patients confront in the terminal stage and improving their life dignity and quality of life.
