Background Empathy and compassion are vital components of health care quality; however,
physicians frequently miss opportunities for empathy and compassion in patient care …

Background Communication skills are essential for health professionals to establish a
positive relationship with their patients, improving their health and quality of life. In this …

Empathy, the most important human attribute that matters in every aspect of life, is essential
in health care. Provision of patient-centered care requires empathic health care …

Background Empathy is pivotal to effective clinical care. Yet, the art of nurturing and
assessing empathy in medical schools is rarely consistent and poorly studied. To inform …

Purpose Shared decision-making (SDM) is a strategy to facilitate patient-centered care and
is increasingly important in oncology, where patients are faced with complicated treatment …

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

Objective To synthesise qualitative studies reporting student, practitioner, or patient
experiences of empathy-training in healthcare. Methods We included qualitative studies …

Objective To summarize the predictors and outcomes of empathy by health care personnel,
methods used to study their empathy, and the effectiveness of interventions targeting their …

Background Empathy is a competency to be learned by nurses and a therapeutic tool in the
hel** relationship that has repercussions on the health of both patients and professionals …

Background A growing body of evidence suggests that healthcare practitioners who
enhance how they express empathy can improve patient health, and reduce medico-legal …