The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and
anxiety among individuals worldwide. Recently, Ahorsu et al.(2020) developed the Fear of …

Background Several studies suggest that medical student empathy declines throughout
medical school. However, no studies have synthesised the evidence regarding why …

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

Background Despite the challenging curriculum, medicine is a popular study program. We
propose McClelland's Motive Disposition Theory (MDT) as a possible theory for explaining …

Background Professional empathy has been associated with a range of positive patient-and
clinician outcomes and is therefore considered important to develop for future physicians …

Knowledge about aging (KA) and empathy affect nursing students' attitudes toward older
adults. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon from an …

Phenomenon: Compassion, and related constructs such as empathy, are core values in
healthcare, with known benefits for both patients and staff. Yet research on the factors that …

Background The modern medical education is predominantly grounded in the biomedical
sciences. In recent years, medical humanities have been included into the medical curricula …

Empathic care benefits patients and practitioners, and empathy training for practitioners can
enhance empathy. However, practitioners do not operate in a vacuum. For empathy to thrive …

Background The benefits of enhancing practitioner empathy include better patient outcomes
and improved job satisfaction for practitioners. Evidence suggests empathy can be taught …