Predictors of Physician Compassion, Empathy, and Related Constructs: a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compassion in healthcare provides measurable benefits to patients, physicians, and healthcare systems. However, data regarding the factors that predict care (and a lack of care) are scattered. This study systematically reviews biomedical literature within the Transactional Model of Physician Compassion and synthesizes evidence regarding the predictors of physician empathy, compassion, and related constructs (ECRC).

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED, OvidJournals, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Scopus using search terms relating to ECRC and its predictors. Eligible studies included physicians as participants. Methodological quality was assessed based on the Cochrane Handbook, using ROBINS-I risk

SUBMITTER: Pavlova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8452146 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature