The Effect of Resident Physician Stress, Burnout, and Empathy on Patient-Centered Communication During the Long-Call Shift

Health Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 449-456

  Passalacqua, Stacey A ^a   Segrin, Chris ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861484959     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.606527     Document Type: Article

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