Are Doctors Who Have Been Ill More Compassionate? Attitudes of Resident Physicians Regarding Personal Health Issues and the Expression of Compassion in Clinical Care

被引：23

作者：

Roberts, Laura Weiss ^{[1
]}

Warner, Teddy D. ^{[2
]}

Moutier, Christine ^{[3
]}

Geppert, Cynthia M. A. ^{[4
]}

Hammond, Katherine A. Green

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[2] Univ New Mexico, Sch Med, Dept Family & Community Med, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

[3] Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Med, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[4] Univ New Mexico, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Vet Adm Med Ctr, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

来源：

PSYCHOSOMATICS | 2011年 / 52卷 / 04期

关键词：

9; MEDICAL-SCHOOLS; PATIENT ENCOUNTER; 1,027 STUDENTS; TEACH EMPATHY; ILLNESS; GENDER; PERCEPTIONS; COMMUNICATION; PERFORMANCE; EXPERIENCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.psym.2011.01.042

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Background: Compassion 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. Methods: The 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. Results: Residents 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. Conclusion: Health care trainees' own illness experiences may increase compassionate patient care practices and foster empathy. (Psychosomatics 2011; 52:367-374)

引用

页码：367 / 374

页数：8

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