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 Compassion in healthcare provides measurable benefits to patients,
physicians, and healthcare systems. However, data regarding the factors that predict care …

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 …

Background General practice is stressful and burnout is common among family physicians.
A growing body of evidence suggests that the way physicians relate to their patients could …

Purpose To identify correlates of physician empathy and determine whether physician
empathy is related to standardized measures of patient experience. Method Demographic …

Background Higher physician self-reported empathy has been associated with higher
overall patient satisfaction. However, more evidence-based research is needed to determine …

The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and
reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency …

Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in which general practice residents (n=
380) were asked to answer the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, the Connor-Davidson …

Background. Research has highlighted empathy as an important and effective factor in
patient–physician communication. GPs have extensive practical experience with empathy …

Objectives: Clinical empathy is an important predictor of patient outcomes. Several factors
affect physician's empathy and client perceptions. We aimed to assess the association …