Impact of empathy in the patient-doctor relationship on chronic pain relief and quality of life: A prospective study in Spanish pain clinics

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1304-1314

  Cánovas, Luz ^a   Carrascosa, Antonio José ^b   García, Modesto ^c   Fernández, Mariano ^d   Calvo, Almudena ^e   Monsalve, Vicente ^f   Soriano, José Francisco ^g   Teixeira, ^h   Carceller, ^h   Cordeiro, ^h   De La Iglesia, ^h   Diaz ^h   Freire, ^h   De Heredia, Beltrán ⁱ   Cabello, ⁱ   Arcas, ^h   Hernandez ^h,h   Jimenez ^h,j   Parra, ^h   Ajo, ^c   Gomez ^c,h,h,h,p   Martinez ^c,h,k   Peiro A M ^c   Peiro, C ^c   Ramon ^c   Sanchez ^c,h,h   Fernandez M C ^h,j,l   Rodriguez ^h,j   Alcantara ^h   Barcelo, ^h   Casals, ^h   Coma, ^h   Cordero, ^h   De Sanctis, ^h   Echevarria, ^h   Ferreras, ^h   Folch, ^h   Garcia J A ^h   Guitart, ^h   Judit, ^h   Landaluze, ^h   Leiro, ^h   Lorente, ^h   Magallo ^h   Manero ^h   Mayoral, ^h   Moreno, ^h,h   Opisso, ^h   Ribera, ^h   Ricos, ^h   Sintes, ^h   Vargas, ^h   Vazquez ^h   Vidal, ^h   Muro, ^h   Aragon ^h   Benitez ^h   Bustos, ^h   Calderon ^h   Neira, ^h   Santana, ^h   Ventura, ^h   Maldonado, ^k   Rueda, ^k   Sarabia, ^k   Robert, ^h   Gallego, ^l   Lopez ^f,h,h,h,p   Navas, ^h   Collazo, ^h   Pereda, ^h   Galan ^h   Marinansky ^h   Medina, ^h,h   Morales, ^h   Canas ^h   Galvez ^h   Heredia, ^h   Munoz ^h,h   Romero, ^f,h   Ruiz, ^h,h,h   Velazquez ^h   Palomeque, ^h   Naranjo, ^h   Rico, ^h   Rios ^h   Vera, ^h   Mirasol, ^m   Pelaez ^m   Rengel, ^m   Salazar, ^m   Sansaloni, ^m   Verd, ^m   Vinals ^m   De Alba, ^h   Caballero, ^h   Alonso, ^h,n   Aranda, ^h   Dominguez ^h   Arias, ^h   Bronte, ^h   Orduna ^h   Montero, ^h   Albores, ^h   Alcojor, ^h   Balmisa, ^h   Bedmar, ^h   Del Barrio, ^h   De La Gala, ^h   De La Serna, ^h   Estrada, ^h   Fernandez R ^h   Gago, ^h   Garcia M A ^h   Gonzalez ^h,h   Guinaldo, ^h   Infante, ^h   Leal, ^h   Llaurado, ^h   Marquez ^h   Millan ^h   Nieto, ^h   Ortiz, ^h   Pelet, ^h   Peralta, ^h,h   Perez ^h,p   Riquelme, ^h   Rincon ^h   Uriarte, ^h   Aldaya, ^d   Del Valle, ^d   Delangue, ^d   Gonzalez J M ^d   Otero, ^d   Robles, ^h   Gimenez, ^h   Meseguer, ^h   Mulero, ^h   Pastor, ^h   Vicente, ^h   Anadon ^o   Calvo, ^o   Pezonaga, ^o   Rubio, ^o   Parames ^h   Muelas, ^h   Paez ^h   Reol, ^h   Carregal, ^h   Duque, ^h   Illodo, ^h   Mayo, ^h   Pampin, ^h   Refojos, ^h   Sobrino, ^h   Santos, ^h,h   Arranz, ^h   Cornejo, ^h   De Santiago, ^h   Mencias, ^h   Ojeda, ^h   Oliva, ^h   Walter, ^h   Ballesteros, ^h   Bordas, ^h   Campuzano, ^h   Cobos, ^h   De La Calle, ^h   Herrera, ^h   Torres, ^h   Bella, ^h   Ferre ^h   Fuentes, ^h   Roca, ^h   Escartin, ^h   Cid, ^h   De Andres ^f,h   Penide, ^h   Burguera, ^f   Candel, ^f   Canos ^f   Castillo, ^f   Chisbert, ^f   Domingo, ^f   Esparza, ^f   Fabregat, ^f   Fenollosa, ^f   Guerri, ^f   Izquierdo, ^f   Monsalve, ^f   Reche, ^f   Santamaria ^f   Tomas ^f   Villanueva, ^f   Zavala, ^f   Carrera, ^h   Cuenca, ^h   Vaca, ^h   Berro, ^p   Callejo, ^p   Franco, ^p   Latorre, ^p   Castresana, Sáez ^p   Marín, Sáez ^p   Torre, ^p   Urtusagasti, ^p   Acin ^h   Casado, ^h   Cia ^h   Gimenez ^h   Giron ^h   Lafuente, ^h   Lamban ^h   Loscos, ^h   Quero, ^h   Rodrigo, ^h   Sanjoaquin ^h   more..

^a Hospital Universitario de Ourense   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e Real Federacion Española de Futbol   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^h NONE   (Spain)

ⁱ NONE   (Spain)

^j Asturias   (Spain)

^k NONE   (Spain)

^l NONE   (Spain)

^m NONE   (Spain)

ⁿ NONE   (Spain)

^o NONE   (Spain)

^p Basque Health Service (Osakidetza)   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Emotional adjustment; Epidemiology; Jefferson scale of patient perceptions of physician empathy; Physician patient relations; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JEFFERSON SCALE OF PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICIAN EMPATHY; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST REVISED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIMISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN COPING QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN INTENSITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; FOLLOW UP; PAIN CLINIC; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN;

EID: 85055142627     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx160     Document Type: Article

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