Something to remember on every shift: Empathy is anything but a frill: not only is it crucial to doctors’ humanity and patients’ dignity, it can be key to medical efficacy. The rate of severe diabetes complications in patients of doctors who rate high on a standard empathy scale, Ofri notes, is a remarkable 40 percent lower than in patients with low-empathy doctors. This is comparable, she points out, to the benefits seen with the most intensive medical therapy for diabetes.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:11:01 +0000
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