Background: Although clinical empathy—the ability of a physician to understand a patient's
illness experience, communicate this understanding and act collaboratively to create a …

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 …

Background Empathy as a characteristic of patient–physician communication in both
general practice and clinical care is considered to be the backbone of the patient–physician …

Empathy is increasingly being recognized as a crucial component for an effective doctor-
patient relationship. Using a mixed method approach, we surveyed 125 patients and 361 …

Health care providers have a unique opportunity to improve patient health outcomes by
practicing empathy for their patients and complex life circumstances. Empathy is defined …

Background Empathy in primary care settings has been linked to improved health outcomes.
However, the operationalisation of empathy differs between studies, and, to date, no study …

Background: Practitioners who deliver enhanced empathy may improve patient satisfaction
with care. Patient satisfaction is associated with positive patient outcomes ranging from …

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

BACKGROUND: Patients' perception of their physician's empathy influences their
compliance with treatment and the resulting quality of life. We aimed to measure the patient …

Clinical empathy is one of the most essential tools of medical practice, and it is an act of
correctly acknowledging the emotional state of another without experiencing that state …