Open AccessClinician Facial Expression of Emotion Corresponds with Patient Mindset
Author(s) -
Yvonne Versluijs,
Meredith G. Moore,
David Ring,
Prakash Jayakumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001727
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , facial expression , mental health , distress , mindset , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , philosophy , communication , epistemology
Mental health has a notable and perhaps underappreciated relationship with symptom intensity related to musculoskeletal pathophysiology. Tools for increasing awareness of mental health opportunities may help musculoskeletal specialists identify and address psychological distress and unhealthy misconceptions with greater confidence. One such type of technology-software that identifies emotions by analyzing facial expressions-could be developed as a clinician-awareness tool. A first step in this endeavor is to conduct a pilot study to assess the ability to measure patient mental health through specialist facial expressions.