The Relationship between Empathy and Listening Styles is Complex: Implications for Doctors in Training
Amir Beheshti,
Farzin Tahmasbi Arashlow,
Farzaneh Barzkar
et al.
Abstract:Background: Effective communication is the key to a successful relationship between doctors and their patients. Empathy facilitates effective communication, but physicians vary in their ability to empathize with patients. Listening styles are a potential source of this difference.
We aimed to assess empathy and listening styles among medical students and whether students with certain listening styles are more empathetic.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 97 medical students completed the Jefferson scale … Show more
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