Empathy - why it is so important in healthcare

Today’s episode is all about empathy.

Is it valued in today’s society? Is it important to us as human beings and what does it mean to you? 

Health care and the role of empathy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151200/

Physician empathy and patient satisfaction: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/physician-empathy-a-key-driver-of-patient-satisfaction-300228070.html

The three types of empathy: https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/there-are-actually-3-types-of-empathy-heres-how-they-differ-and-how-you-can-develop-them-all.html

Some evidence that social media may actually marginally improve empathy (no causality): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336326078_Social_Media_Use_and_Empathy_A_Mini_Meta-Analysis

An expert view on empathy and reasons for it decreasing: https://genius.com/Dr-sara-h-konrath-why-is-empathy-decreasing-annotated

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