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Evolving Scope of Clinical Empathy in the Current Era of Medical Practice

Clinical empathy is one of the most essential tools of medical practice, and it is an act of correctly acknowledging the emotional state of another without experiencing that state oneself. Empathy comprises four components. Mounting evidence exists to support the use of clinical empathy as a tactic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: B, Jayakrishnan, Kesavadev, Jothydev, Shrivastava, Abhishek, Saboo, Banshi, Makkar, Brij Mohan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10324523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37425530
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40041
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Sumario:Clinical empathy is one of the most essential tools of medical practice, and it is an act of correctly acknowledging the emotional state of another without experiencing that state oneself. Empathy comprises four components. Mounting evidence exists to support the use of clinical empathy as a tactic for effective health care. Resolving the multi-fold barriers of clinical empathy is important. Clinical empathy is very important in the current era, and a trust-based relationship in patient care is a way to optimal clinical outcomes that can be achieved through better communication and treatment-compliance plans between health care professionals and patients.