Empathy and ethical values in medicine

A quantitative study

Bibliographic Data

ID15693162
AuthorsAdriana Oliveira Andrade Batistella (0000-0002-5502-0039, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, corresponding author), Élcio Luiz Bonamigo (0000-0002-0226-7070, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina), Waldir Souza (0000-0002-4332-2822, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná), José María Galán González-Serna (0000-0002-5026-4333, Universidad de Sevilla), Carla Corradi-Perini (0000-0002-9340-8704, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná)
Year2023
Volume31
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Bioética (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1983-8034 • E-ISSN: 1983-8042
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1983-803420233577en
OpenAlexW4387985532
LanguageEN
References cited22

In health care, empathy is associated to several benefits; however, many studies have shown a decrease in empathy during medical education, which negatively impacts the humanization of care. This cross-sectional study analyzes the relation between sociodemographic factors and physicians’ level of empathy, as well as medical ethical values. A total of 143 Brazilian physicians answered empathy and hospitality scales. Results point to a relation between empathy and hospitality, as well as that factors such as gender, specialty and history of suffering influence care humanization

Empathy · Hospitality · Political science · Psychiatry · Relation (database · Specialty · Empathy and Medical Education · Ethics in medical practice · Innovations in Medical Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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