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Novel unconditioned prosocial behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster...
Objective In this study, empathy is quantified using a novel social test. Empathy and prosocial behavior are linked to the expression of oxytocin in humans and rodent models.... -
The application of heterogeneous cluster grouping to reflective writing for m...
Background To facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and to make connections between patients’ diseases and their social/cultural contexts, the study examined whether the... -
Validation of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy in Spanish medical stu...
Background The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy is the most widely used instrument to measure empathy in the doctor-patient relationship. This work pursued cultural... -
The CARE Plus study – a whole-system intervention to improve quality of life ...
Background Multimorbidity is common in deprived communities and reduces quality of life. Our aim was to evaluate a whole-system primary care-based complex intervention, called... -
Impact of a narrative medicine programme on healthcare providers’ empathy sco...
Background The cultivation of empathy for healthcare providers is an important issue in medical education. Narrative medicine (NM) has been shown to foster empathy. To our... -
Empathy in senior year and first year medical students: a cross-sectional study
The importance of fostering the development of empathy in undergraduate students is continuously emphasized in international recommendations for medical education.... -
Cynicism and other attitudes towards patients in an emergency department in a...
Background A caring, compassionate practitioner of the medical arts is the idealized version of what makes a good doctor. If asked to think of a painting of a doctor we most...
