Purpose To examine psychometric properties of a Japanese translation of the Jefferson
Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE), and to study differences in empathy scores between …

PURPOSE Studies show that measures of physician and medical students' empathy decline
with clinical training. Presently, there are limited data relating self-reported measures to …

In view of many changes taking place in today's health care marketplace, the theme of
empathy in health provider-patient relations needs to be revisited. It has been proposed that …

BACKGROUND: Empathy is the backbone of a positive physician-patient relationship.
Physician empathy and the patient's awareness of the physician's empathic concern can …

Introduction: Empathy refers to a personality character that has a great role in
communication with others. Thus, proper evaluation and education of empathy in medical …

When perceiving another person experiencing pain or distress, the scope of the observer's
reaction, depending on various interpersonal (eg, mood, goals, and dispositions) and …

There is a gap in the medical education literature on teaching nonverbal detection and
expression of empathy. Many articles do not address nonverbal interactions, instead …

Empathy is a complex multi-dimensional concept that has moral cognitive emotive and
behavioural components Clinical empathy involves an ability to:(a) understand the patient9s …

The benefits of clinical empathy in medical practice abound. They include improved patient
satisfaction and adherence to treatment recommendations, more accurate diagnoses …

Objective There is general consensus that explicit expression of empathy in patient-GP
communication is highly valued. Yet, little is known so far about patients' personal …