Background This is the third update of a review that was originally published in the
Cochrane Library in 2002, Issue 2. People with cancer, their families and carers have a high …

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 …

Prospection (Gilbert & Wilson, 2007), the representation of possible futures, is a ubiquitous
feature of the human mind. Much psychological theory and practice, in contrast, has …

Background: Numerous empirical studies from various populations and settings link patient
treatment adherence to physician-patient communication. Meta-analysis allows estimates of …

This monograph addresses communication between patients and clinicians that embraces
three core attributes of" patient-centered" care: consideration of patients' needs …

This book and its companion, Skills for Communicating with Patients, Second Edition,
provide a comprehensive approach to improving communication in medicine. Fully updated …

In every medical specialty bad, sad, and difficult information must be given to patients and
their families. An insensitive approach increases the distress of recipients of bad news, may …

Background: Evidence‐based guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention have been
developed and promoted by authoritative organizations. However, nonadherence to these …

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 …

Objective: We sought to synthesize the findings of studies examining interventions to
enhance the communication behaviors of physicians and patients during outpatient …