• Psychosomatics · Jul 2011

    Are doctors who have been ill more compassionate? Attitudes of resident physicians regarding personal health issues and the expression of compassion in clinical care.

    • Laura Weiss Roberts, Teddy D Warner, Christine Moutier, Cynthia M A Geppert, and Katherine A Green Hammond.
    • Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
    • Psychosomatics. 2011 Jul 1;52(4):367-74.

    BackgroundCompassion is an attribute central to professionalism and modern clinical care, yet little is known about how compassion is acquired and preserved in medical training. We sought to understand whether personal illness experiences are thought by residents to foster compassion.MethodsThe authors surveyed 155 (71% response rate) second- and third-year residents at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine regarding their views of the relationship of personal life experience with illness to compassion and empathy for patients.ResultsResidents believe that experience with personal health issues enhances physician compassion for patients. Residents who report more personal health concerns, such as physical or mental health problems and family health problems, endorse the connection between direct experience with illness and empathy.ConclusionHealth care trainees' own illness experiences may increase compassionate patient care practices and foster empathy.Copyright © 2011 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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