Empathy & Compassion

Doctors: Emphasizing Compassion & Empathy in Bedside Manner

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In a new study, researchers believe they are the first to systematically pinpoint and catalog compassionate words and actions in doctor-patient conversations.

 

For example, “Good to see you. I’m sorry. It sounds like you’ve had a tough, tough, week,” is verbiage spoken by a doctor to a cancer patient.

 

The University of Rochester Medical Center researchers believe that by breaking down the dialogue and studying the context, scientists can create a behavioral taxonomy that will guide medical training and education.

 

By RICK NAUERT PHD 

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