Background Empathy as a characteristic of patient–physician communication in both
general practice and clinical care is considered to be the backbone of the patient–physician …

Background Most conventional treatment for musculoskeletal conditions continue to show
moderate effects, prompting calls for ways to increase effectiveness, including drawing from …

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 …

As of 2005, the literature on the benefits of primary care oriented health systems was
consistent in showing greater effectiveness, greater efficiency, and greater equity. In the …

PURPOSE Patient-centered care is widely acknowledged as a core value in family
medicine. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify and compare instruments …

Patient-centered communication (PCC) is a critical element of patient-centered care, which
the Institute of Medicine (Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, 2001) …

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 …

Background Health communication and interpersonal skills are increasingly emphasized in
the measurement of health care quality, yet there is limited research on the association of …

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 …

Simulation is increasingly used as an educational methodology for teaching empathy to
preservice health professional students. This systematic review aimed to determine if and …