Wender R C
Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Prim Care. 1996 Mar;23(1):141-54. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70267-0.
The role of humor in medicine is becoming increasingly apparent. Humor helps individuals narrow interpersonal and cultural gaps, communicate difficult messages, express frustration and anger, and cope with anxiety. Primary care providers need to be able to interpret humor used by patients and can learn to use humor to create a healing environment. This article reviews the roles played by humor in the doctor-patient relationship and provides a brief guide to using one's sense of humor to improve and enrich patient care.
幽默在医学中的作用日益明显。幽默有助于人们缩小人际和文化差距，传达难以表述的信息，表达沮丧和愤怒，以及应对焦虑。初级保健提供者需要能够解读患者所使用的幽默，并学会运用幽默来营造一个利于康复的环境。本文回顾了幽默在医患关系中所起的作用，并提供了一份简要指南，介绍如何运用幽默感来改善和丰富患者护理。
