What Is Empathy: Cancer Patients ’ Perceptions of an Ill-Defined Construct (F415D)

Patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems associate empathy with high quality medical care. High patient ratings on survey instruments used to assess empathy are associated with greater patient satisfaction, increased self-efficacy, and reduced emotional distress following consultation. These instruments lacked patient input in their development.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research