A national perspective: integrating medical humanities to address burnout and stress in Chinese medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The significance of issues in medical humanities, such as empathy, professionalism, patient-orientation, disclosure of harms, and communication skills, has been widely acknowledged in previous studies. While these studies have showcased the impact of individual facets of medical humanities on clinical practice, there exists a dearth of comprehensive assessments that encompass these constructs and their relationship with burnout and distress among medical students. This study aims to fill these gaps by exploring Chinese medical students' overall perceptions of medical humanities across different educational phases and shedding light on the intricate associations between perceptions of humanities, burnout, and stress.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide survey using a

SUBMITTER: Zhai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11863532 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature