Background Empathy and compassion are vital components of health care quality; however,
physicians frequently miss opportunities for empathy and compassion in patient care …

Background Physician empathy is both theoretically and empirically critical to patient health,
but research indicates that empathy declines throughout medical school and is lower than …

We used experience sampling to examine perceptions of empathy in the everyday lives of a
group of 246 US adults who were quota sampled to represent the population on key …

Although recommendations exist for determining qualitative sample sizes, the literature
appears to contain few instances of research on the topic. Practical guidance is needed for …

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 …

Background Clinical video telehealth (CVT) offers the opportunity to improve access to
healthcare providers in medically underserved areas. However, because CVT encounters …

Skills for Communicating with Patients, Third Edition is one of two companion books on
improving communication in medicine, which together provide a comprehensive approach …

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 Body image is a critical psychosocial issue for patients with cancer because
they often undergo significant changes to appearance and functioning. The primary purpose …

The purpose of this article is to provide updated recommendations for the treatment of
patients with stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer. A literature search identified relevant …