scholarly journals Physician Empathy Towards Patients: A Survey in Iranian Teaching Hospitals

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Ali Mohammadi ◽  
Korosh Kamali
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Physician Empathy

scholarly journals Investigating the relation between self-assessment and patients’ assessments of physicians-in-training empathy: a multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study in three teaching hospitals in Brazil

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e029356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mônica Oliveira Bernardo ◽  
Dario Cecilio-Fernandes ◽  
Alba Regina de Abreu Lima ◽  
Julian Furtado Silva ◽  
Hugo Dugolin Ceccato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patient Assessments ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Physician Empathy

ObjectivesThis study investigated the associations between self-assessed empathy levels by physicians in training and empathy levels as perceived by their patients after clinical encounters. The authors also examined whether patient assessments were valid and reliable tools to measure empathy in physicians in training.DesignA multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study.SettingThis study was conducted in three public teaching hospitals in Brazil.ParticipantsFrom the 668 patients invited to participate in this research, 566 (84.7%) agreed. Of these, 238 (42%) were male and 328 (58%) were female. From the invited 112 physicians in training, 86 (76.8%) agreed. Of the 86 physicians in training, 35 (41%) were final-year medical students and 51 (59%) were residents from clinical and surgical specialties. The gender distribution was 39 (45%) males and 47 (51%) females.Primary and secondary outcome measuresPhysicians in training filled the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSE) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Patients answered the Jefferson Scale of Patient’s Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE) and the Consultation and Relational Empathy Scale (CARE).ResultsThis study found non-significant correlations between patient and physicians-in-training self-assessments, except for a weak correlation (0.241, p<0.01) between the JSPPPE score and the JSE compassionate care subscore. CARE and JSPPPE scales proved to be valid and reliable instruments.ConclusionsPhysicians-in-training self-assessments of empathy differ from patient assessments. Knowledge about empathy derived from self-assessment studies probably does not capture the perspective of the patients, who are key stakeholders in patient-centred care. Future research on the development of physician empathy or on outcomes of educational interventions to foster empathy should include patient perspectives.

scholarly journals Empathy in Internal Medicine Residents at Community-based Hospitals: A Cross-sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 238212051877135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jami Foreback ◽  
Halina Kusz ◽  
Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto ◽  
Barbara Pawlaczyk
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Empathy Score ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Physician Empathy

Introduction: Many research reports revealed declining empathy in medical schools that continues in postgraduate years of training. Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the self-reported empathy levels of internal medicine (IM) residents in 3 community-based teaching hospitals. Methods: The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, Health Professionals version, is an online, self-administered, questionnaire that was offered to 129 current and incoming residents at 1 osteopathic and 2 allopathic, IM training programs in Flint, Michigan. Results: Forty-five residents responded (35% response rate). Our residents’ cumulative mean empathy score was 112.5 with a SD of 12.72, which is comparable with the cumulative empathy scores for IM residents at university hospitals. There was an increase in empathy score from the beginning level of training, postgraduate year 0 (PGY0), to the PGY1 level, and a noticeable, although statistically non-significant, decrease in empathy score for both PGY2 and PGY3 residents. The graduating residents’ scores were higher compared with incoming residents. Conclusions: The cumulative mean empathy score in community-based IM residents showed an increase in the beginning of residents’ training and decrease in empathy score by the end of training. There were significant differences in empathy scores by level of training at individual hospitals. This might be related to different targeted curricula.

Health Personnel Practices Regarding Hand Hygiene in the Delivery Room at the Middle Euphrates Teaching Hospitals

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa A K Abbas ◽  
Muntahaa Rashaan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Delivery Room ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Hygiene Practices

Literatures proved that Hand hygiene is the most important and effective infection prevention and control measure to prevent the spread of microorganisms causing HAIs and improving hand hygiene is consider a vital intervention to promote optimum patient safety in delivery room. Aim of the study; This study conducted to assess hand hygiene practices of health care personnel in the delivery room at the middle Euphrates teaching hospitals. Methods; A Descriptive qusi-expremental research design begin in 20th February to 26th May 2016, Current study sample involve all midwives and physicians in the delivery room (Total coverage.). Questionnaire used for data collection by interview forms and observational checklist was obtain from the extensive review of relevant literature and related studies Data analyzed through utilize (SPSS) software version (16) where, included descriptive analysis and inferential data analysis. The study conducted among 37 physicians and 97 midwives working in the delivery room are females. The current study indicate that the overall evaluation for the health staff practices regarding hand hygiene is fair at Karbala, Al-Najaf, Babylon and Diwaniah with high difference in health staff practices regarding infection control precautions (hand hygiene) and the different studied governorates at pvalue 0.001. based on the finding of present study majority of health care personnel have fair applies related to hand hygiene practices at different studied governorate hospitals. Updating practice of health care personnel through continuing inservice educational programs. Regular inspection and follow-up from the ministry of health for assurances good hand hygiene, the important of exist motivation system and punishment system to the neglected health care personnel.

Early gastric cancer: 52 cases of combined experience of two south australian teaching hospitals

Pathology ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mon M. Chia ◽  
Jenifer M. Langman ◽  
Robert Hecker ◽  
Wendy Y.C. Lew ◽  
Robert Rowland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Early Gastric Cancer ◽  
Teaching Hospitals

Empathy choice in physicians and non-physicians

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl Cameron ◽  
Michael Inzlicht
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Patient Interactions ◽  
Trait Empathy ◽  
Physician Empathy ◽  
Physician Patient

Empathy in medical care has been one of the focal points in the debate over the bright and dark sides of empathy. Whereas physician empathy is sometimes considered necessary for better physician-patient interactions, and is often desired by patients, it also has been described as a potential risk for exhaustion among physicians who must cope with their professional demands of confronting acute and chronic suffering. The present study compared physicians against demographically matched non-physicians on a novel behavioral assessment of empathy, in which they choose between empathizing or remaining detached from suffering targets over a series of trials. Results revealed no statistical differences between physicians and non-physicians in their empathy avoidance, though physicians were descriptively more likely to choose empathy. Additionally, both groups were likely to perceive empathy as cognitively challenging, and perceived cognitive costs of empathy associated with empathy avoidance. Across groups, there were also no statistically significant differences in self-reported trait empathy measures and empathy-related motivations and beliefs. Overall, these results suggest that physicians and non-physicians were more similar than different in terms of their empathic choices and in their assessments of the costs and benefits of empathy for others.

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