Comparing empathy in medical students of two Portuguese medicine schools

Comparing empathy in medical students of two Portuguese medicine schools

Abstract Background Empathy is paramount in the doctor-patient relationship being a comprehensive and multidimensional concept. Self-ratings of empathy change across the years of medical education only when the Jefferson Scale of Physicians Empathy is used, with a worrying decrease being found throu...

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Main Authors: Luiz Miguel Santiago, Inês Rosendo, Mona-Lisa Coutinho, Katia Sophie Maurício, Isabel Neto, José Augusto Simões
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Medical empathy
Medical students
Doctor-patient relationship
JSPE
Medical education
Student’s empathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-020-02034-3

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