Empathetic jelly beans: One behavioral intervention begets another
- ISSN: 02788403
Abstract
Empathetic patient-provider communication is especially important in HIV disease management as it is positively associated with the behavior of medication adherence. In this study we provide evidence to support the intervention, also known as the "jelly bean trial", that target providers behaviors in order to ultimately affect the adherence behaviors of their patients. We employed this intervention first with health psychology graduate students and staff members of an HIV adherence grant and second with first-year medical students. Our preliminary analyses demonstrated that students general level of empathy and HIV-related empathy increased significantly at the end of the intervention across all three schools. Further, students reported missing doses of medication for reasons similar to those of HIV-positive patients (e.g., simply forgot, away from home, busy with other things, etc.). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
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