Association between low empathy and high burnout among primary care physicians and nurses in Lleida, Spain.

CONCLUSION: Although burnout was relatively uncommon in our sample, it was associated with low levels of empathy. This finding and our observation of lower empathy levels in rural settings require further investigation. [Box: see text].
PMID: 27723375 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of General Practice - October 11, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Eur J Gen Pract Source Type: research