How do distress and well-being relate to medical student empathy? A multicenter study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Thomas, Matthew R ^a   Dyrbye, Liselotte N ^a   Huntington, Jefrey L ^b   Lawson, Karen L ^c   Novotny, Paul J ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Shanafelt, Tait D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Intermountain Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Competency; Empathy; Professionalism; Quality of life; Undergraduate medical education; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STRESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34250311687     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0039-6     Document Type: Article

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