Introduction Medical education is committed to promoting empathic communication. Despite
this, much research indicates that empathy actually decreases as students progress through …

Context Our understanding of clinical empathy could be enhanced through qualitative
research—research currently under-represented in the field. Physician associates within the …

Introduction Silence is a part of all interactions, yet its potential significance within medical
education remains underexplored. Existing literature primarily focuses on its use as a skill …

Background This study assessed the impact of medical students' emotion recognition ability
and extraversion on their empathic communication, as perceived by simulated patients in a …

In tandem with internet development and widespread social media use, e-health
communities have begun to emerge in recent years. These communities allow doctors to …

Empathy is a key component of humane, patient-centered consulting. Physician empathy
increases patient satisfaction and enablement; it may even lead to better health outcomes …

Objective. To quantify student pharmacists' communication ability based on scores from
standardized patient (SP) communication rubrics, describe and categorize SP comments …

En el campo de la salud, las malas noticias se definen como cualquier información que
altere drástica y negativamente la visión del paciente sobre su futuro. La comunicación de …

Methods After ethical approval, a qualitative research study using structured in-depth
interviews was conducted online with 16 SPs, applying critical incident narratives and …

Doctors' interactional competencies play a crucial role in patient satisfaction, well-being, and
compliance. Accordingly, it is in medical schools' interest to select candidates with strong …