The Association of Types of Training and Practice Settings with Doctors' Empathy and Patient Enablement among Patients with Chronic Illness in Hong Kong.

The Association of Types of Training and Practice Settings with Doctors' Empathy and Patient Enablement among Patients with Chronic Illness in Hong Kong.

The increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) is becoming a global health problem and there is an increasing need for primary care doctors to look after these patients although whether family doctors are adequately trained and prepared is unknown.This study aimed to determine if doctors with family...

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Main Authors: Frances S K Yu, Benjamin H K Yip, Kenny Kung, Colman S C Fung, Carmen K M Wong, Augustine T Lam, Stewart W Mercer, Samuel Y S Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4678047?pdf=render

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