A study of the effect of a visual arts-based program on the scores of Jefferson scale for physician empathy

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Yang, Kuang Tao ^a   Yang, Jen Hung ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ACGME; Empathy; Jefferson scale for physician empathy; Medical humanities; Visual arts

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ART; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PAINTING; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALTRUISM; CURRICULUM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICINE IN ART; PAINTINGS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84886412135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-142     Document Type: Article

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