Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases

• Main Authors: Ran Heo (Author), Jinho Shin (Author), Byung Sik Kim (Author), Hyun-Jin Kim (Author), Kye-Yeung Park (Author), Hoon-Ki Park (Author), Yu Mi Kim (Author), Seon Young Hwang (Author), Stewart W. Mercer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Empathy is the core of the physician-patient relationship. The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure is a useful tool for assessing patient-rated empathy. There have been scarce data on empathy in chronic disease patients in Korea. We aim to evaluate empathy using th...