Table 1. Characteristics of Participants
(n=6) |
| DYAD |
GENDER |
AGE |
YEARS IN NURSING |
DIAGNOSIS |
CULTURE/
ETHNICITY |
HUMOR
PROMOTION |
| 1
Nurse - Heidi
Patient- Salvatore |
Female
Male |
30
48 |
5
|
Colostomy
Revision |
German
American
Italian American |
Comedy Clubs
Television |
| 2
Nurse - Doris
Patient - Florence |
Female
Female |
26
38 |
1.5
|
Spina Bifida-
Wound Flap |
"Mixed" American
Polish
American |
Bowling
Comedians |
| 3
Nurse - Tim
Patient - Emma |
Male
Female |
32
46 |
2
|
Cervical Cancer-Cesium implants |
Californian
American
Jewish American |
Writing Comics
Friends |