Compassion as the foundation of patient-centered care: The importance of compassion in action

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 443-455

  Frampton, Susan B ^a   Guastello, Sara ^a   Lepore, Michael ^a  

^a Planetree   (United States)

Author keywords

compassion; empathy; patient centered care; Planetree

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN RELATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EMPATHY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886944806     PISSN: 20426305     EISSN: 20426313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/cer.13.54     Document Type: Review

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