There is now a societal and cultural expectation that doctors and nurses should feel, and
display, empathy for their patients. Many commentators argue that medical and nursing …

Objective To estimate the effect of empathy interventions in health education and training
from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Methods MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL …

No consensus on the definition of empathy exists. Empathy has been described as
emotional and spontaneous, cognitive and deliberate, or some combination of the two …

Purpose This research examines the extent and nature of empathy among emergency
health (paramedic), nursing, and midwifery students at one Australian university and …

background: Empathy is necessary for communication between patients and physicians to
achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Aim: To examine associations between Simulated …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

Objective To summarize the predictors and outcomes of empathy by health care personnel,
methods used to study their empathy, and the effectiveness of interventions targeting their …

Empathy is a relevant attribute in the context of patient care. However, a decline in empathy
throughout medical education has been reported in North-American medical schools …

Background Several studies suggest that medical student empathy declines throughout
medical school. However, no studies have synthesised the evidence regarding why …

While empathy is commonly accepted as a mutually beneficial aspect of the health provider–
patient relationship, evidence exists that many health profession students are unable to …