Purpose Some research shows that empathy declines during medical school. The authors
conducted an updated, systematic review of the literature on empathy-enhancing …

Context Empathy in doctor–patient relationships is a familiar topic for medical scholars and a
crucial goal for medical educators. Nonetheless, there are persistent disagreements in the …

In this AMEE Guide, we consider the design and development of self-administered surveys,
commonly called questionnaires. Questionnaires are widely employed in medical education …

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 …

Empathy, sympathy and compassion are defined and conceptualised in many different ways
in the literature and the terms are used interchangeably in research reports and in everyday …

Purpose To test the hypothesis that physicians' empathy is associated with positive clinical
outcomes for diabetic patients. Method A correlational study design was used in a university …

Background Physician empathy is an essential attribute of the patient–physician relationship
and is associated with better outcomes, greater patient safety and fewer malpractice claims …

Background We aimed to assess medical students' empathy and its associations with
gender, stage of medical school, quality of life and burnout. Method A cross-sectional, multi …

The field of the medical humanities is developing rapidly, however, there has also been
parallel concern from sceptics that the value of medical humanities educational interventions …

Purpose To examine differences in students' empathy in different years of medical school in
a nationwide study of students of US DO-granting medical schools. Method Participants in …