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Effect of gender, age, and relevant course work on attitudes toward empathy, patient spirituality, and physician wellness.

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DiLalla, LF; Hull, SK; Dorsey, JK ...
Published in: Teaching and learning in medicine
January 2004

The emphasis in medical education on viewing the patient as a whole person addresses current concerns about the negative impact of standard physician training that may lead to impaired patient-physician relationships.To assess self-ratings of empathy, spirituality, wellness, and tolerance in a sample of medical students and practitioners to explore differences by gender, age, and training.A survey was created that assesses empathy, spirituality, wellness, and tolerance in the medical setting. Surveys were completed anonymously by medical students and practitioners from the medical school.The youngest groups scored highest on empathy and wellness and lowest on tolerance. Participation in medical school wellness sessions correlated with higher empathy and wellness scores; participation in both empathy and spirituality sessions correlated with higher empathy scores.Exposure to educational activities in empathy, philosophical values and meaning, and wellness during medical school may increase empathy and wellness in medical practice.

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Teaching and learning in medicine

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EISSN

1532-8015

ISSN

1040-1334

Publication Date

January 2004

Volume

16

Issue

2

Start / End Page

165 / 170

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Spirituality
  • Sex Factors
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Midwestern United States
  • Medical Informatics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Holistic Health
 

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DiLalla, L. F., Hull, S. K., Dorsey, J. K., & Department of Family and Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale 62901, USA. ldilalla@siu.edu, . (2004). Effect of gender, age, and relevant course work on attitudes toward empathy, patient spirituality, and physician wellness. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 16(2), 165–170. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328015tlm1602_8
DiLalla, Lisabeth F., Sharon K. Hull, J Kevin Dorsey, and J Kevin Department of Family and Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale 62901, USA. ldilalla@siu.edu. “Effect of gender, age, and relevant course work on attitudes toward empathy, patient spirituality, and physician wellness.Teaching and Learning in Medicine 16, no. 2 (January 2004): 165–70. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328015tlm1602_8.
DiLalla LF, Hull SK, Dorsey JK, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale 62901, USA. ldilalla@siu.edu. Effect of gender, age, and relevant course work on attitudes toward empathy, patient spirituality, and physician wellness. Teaching and learning in medicine. 2004 Jan;16(2):165–70.
DiLalla, Lisabeth F., et al. “Effect of gender, age, and relevant course work on attitudes toward empathy, patient spirituality, and physician wellness.Teaching and Learning in Medicine, vol. 16, no. 2, Jan. 2004, pp. 165–70. Epmc, doi:10.1207/s15328015tlm1602_8.
DiLalla LF, Hull SK, Dorsey JK, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale 62901, USA. ldilalla@siu.edu. Effect of gender, age, and relevant course work on attitudes toward empathy, patient spirituality, and physician wellness. Teaching and learning in medicine. 2004 Jan;16(2):165–170.

Published In

Teaching and learning in medicine

DOI

EISSN

1532-8015

ISSN

1040-1334

Publication Date

January 2004

Volume

16

Issue

2

Start / End Page

165 / 170

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Spirituality
  • Sex Factors
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Midwestern United States
  • Medical Informatics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Holistic Health