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The Relationship Between Physician Empathy and Disease Complications
Academic Medicine · 2012 · Vol. 87(9) · pp. 1243–1249
Stefano Del Canale(European Food Safety Authority)Daniel Z. Louis✉(European Food Safety Authority)Vittorio Maio(European Food Safety Authority)Xiaohong Wang(European Food Safety Authority)Giuseppina Rossi(European Food Safety Authority)Mohammadreza Hojat(European Food Safety Authority)Joseph S. Gonnella(European Food Safety Authority)
Abstract
These results suggest that physician empathy is significantly associated with clinical outcome for patients with diabetes mellitus and should be considered an important component of clinical competence.
Empathy and Medical EducationPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicineEmpathyOdds ratioConfidence intervalLogistic regressionDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinePopulationType 2 Diabetes MellitusDisease
MeSH terms
Age FactorsAgedDiabetes MellitusEmpathyFemaleHospitalizationHumansItalyMalePhysician-Patient RelationsRetrospective StudiesLogistic ModelsDiabetes ComplicationsPhysicians, Primary Care
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Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Patient Compliance
Medical Care · 1998 · 1,011 citations
Physiciansʼ Empathy and Clinical Outcomes for Diabetic Patients
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