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 …

Background Empathy is important in ensuring the quality of the patient-physician
relationship. Several studies have concluded that empathy declines during medical training …

Context Empathy is an essential aspect of clinical care, associated with improved patient
satisfaction, increased adherence to treatment, and fewer malpractice complaints. Previous …

Medical Education 2012: 46: 306–316 Context Empathy towards patients is associated with
improved health outcomes. However, quantitative studies using self‐reported data have not …

Background Empathy is frequently cited as an important attribute in physicians and some
groups have expressed a desire to measure empathy either at selection for medical school …

Background Empathy is paramount in the health care setting, optimizing communication and
rapport with patients. Recent empirical evidence suggests that empathy is associated with …

Background Empathy is an outcome-relevant physician characteristic and thus a crucial
component of high-quality communication in health care. However, the factors that promote …

OBJECTIVE: There is a growing amount of empirical research on empathy in medicine. This
critical review assesses methodological limitations in this body of research that have not …

The importance of empathetic communication in the context of patient care has been
suggested as a crucial element in the delivery of high-quality medical care. Although some …

Background Empathy is pivotal to effective clinical care. Yet, the art of nurturing and
assessing empathy in medical schools is rarely consistent and poorly studied. To inform …