OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of patient–practitioner interaction on the severity and
duration of the common cold. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial of 719 …

Methods 350 subjects,≥ 12 years of age received either a standard or enhanced physician
visit as part of a randomized controlled trial. The patient-scored Consultation and Relational …

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 …

Purpose To identify correlates of physician empathy and determine whether physician
empathy is related to standardized measures of patient experience. Method Demographic …

OBJECTIVE: There is a dearth of empirical research on physician empathy despite its
mediating role in patient-physician relationships and clinical outcomes. This study was …

This paper seeks to give an overview of the role of clinical empathy in therapy and in the
physician-patient relationship. Researchers have offered definitions of empathy in the …

Background Compassion and empathy are integral to safe and effective patient care.
However, to date, most studies have focused on exploring, defining, measuring and …

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 …

Background Healthcare professionals' empathetic behaviors have been known to lead to
higher satisfaction levels and produce better health outcomes for patients. However …

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 …