Purpose Some research shows that empathy declines during medical school. The authors
conducted an updated, systematic review of the literature on empathy-enhancing …

Purpose Empathy is a key element of patient–physician communication; it is relevant to and
positively influences patients' health. The authors systematically reviewed the literature to …

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 We aimed to assess medical students' empathy and its associations with
gender, stage of medical school, quality of life and burnout. Method A cross-sectional, multi …

Medical Education 2010: 44: 749–764 Objectives Emotional intelligence (EI) involves the
perception, processing, regulation and management of emotions. This article aims to …

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

Background It is known that empathic communication is important for physicians to achieve
higher patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Emotional intelligence (EI), empathy and …

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 …

Methods: We first present an overview of the current empirical and theoretical literature on
the definition and outcome-relevance of PE. Additionally, we conducted basic psychometric …

Purpose Research is said to show that empathy declines during medical school and
residency training. These studies and their results were examined to determine the extent of …