Can simulations measure empathy? Considerations on how to assess behavioral empathy via simulations

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-152

  Teherani, Arianne ^a   Hauer, Karen E ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Behavioral empathy; Communication skills; Empathy; Simulation; Standardized patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPATHY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 41149170002     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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