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Effectiveness of empathy in general practice: a systematic review

Overview of attention for article published in British Journal of General Practice, January 2013
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (96th percentile)

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22 news outlets
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4 blogs
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59 X users
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Title
Effectiveness of empathy in general practice: a systematic review
Published in
British Journal of General Practice, January 2013
DOI 10.3399/bjgp13x660814
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Authors

Frans Derksen, Jozien Bensing, Antoine Lagro-Janssen

Abstract

Empathy as a characteristic of patient-physician communication in both general practice and clinical care is considered to be the backbone of the patient-physician relationship. Although the value of empathy is seldom debated, its effectiveness is little discussed in general practice. This literature review explores the effectiveness of empathy in general practice. Effects that are discussed are: patient satisfaction and adherence, feelings of anxiety and stress, patient enablement, diagnostics related to information exchange, and clinical outcomes.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 4 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
New Zealand 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Unknown 866 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 132 15%
Student > Bachelor 127 14%
Researcher 73 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 70 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 61 7%
Other 187 21%
Unknown 227 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 262 30%
Psychology 98 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 91 10%
Social Sciences 36 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 18 2%
Other 109 12%
Unknown 263 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 231. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 March 2024.
All research outputs
#165,145
of 25,477,125 outputs
Outputs from British Journal of General Practice
#58
of 4,897 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#987
of 289,434 outputs
Outputs of similar age from British Journal of General Practice
#3
of 54 outputs
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