Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases
Abstract Background Empathy is the core of the physician-patient relationship. The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure is a useful tool for assessing patient-rated empathy. There have been scarce data on empathy in chronic disease patients in Korea. We aim to evaluate empathy using th...
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| author | Ran Heo Jinho Shin Byung Sik Kim Hyun-Jin Kim Kye-Yeung Park Hoon-Ki Park Yu Mi Kim Seon Young Hwang Stewart W. Mercer |
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| description | Abstract Background Empathy is the core of the physician-patient relationship. The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure is a useful tool for assessing patient-rated empathy. There have been scarce data on empathy in chronic disease patients in Korea. We aim to evaluate empathy using the Korean CARE measure in patients from various clinical environments and the factors influencing the degree of empathy in patients with chronic disease. Methods Data were collected from patients with chronic diseases. Patients were from primary, secondary, and tertiary clinics. Characteristics of the patients, physicians, and disease status were collected. The difference in CARE score was studied according to the clinical factors. Results A total of 162 patients with chronic diseases were included. About 60% of patients were male. The mean age was 62 years. They had an average number of 2.6 diseases. More than half of patients experienced overt cardiovascular disease. About half of them had a history of hospitalization due to cardiovascular disease. The overall average CARE score was 45.6 ± 7.0. The CARE score was not significantly different according to the characteristics of the patient, physician, or disease status. Regarding marital status, the CARE score was significantly lower for the small number of patients (n = 4, 2.5%) who refused to provide their marital status than for other groups. Except for four patients, there was no significant difference in the CARE score among married, unmarried, or divorced groups. This trend was maintained in hypertensive patients. Conclusions The Korean CARE measure could assess patient-rated empathy in various clinical practices. The empathy of patients was high regardless of multiple factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cdc4dbaa31284fccaf47a83f4419ec992023-07-16T11:18:09ZengBMCClinical Hypertension2056-59092023-07-012911610.1186/s40885-023-00246-5Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseasesRan Heo0Jinho Shin1Byung Sik Kim2Hyun-Jin Kim3Kye-Yeung Park4Hoon-Ki Park5Yu Mi Kim6Seon Young Hwang7Stewart W. Mercer8Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of MedicineDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of MedicineDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of MedicineDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of MedicineDepartment of Family Medicine, Hanyang University College of MedicineDepartment of Family Medicine, Hanyang University College of MedicineDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of MedicineSchool of Nursing, Hanyang UniversityCentre for Population Health Sciences, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary MedicineAbstract Background Empathy is the core of the physician-patient relationship. The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure is a useful tool for assessing patient-rated empathy. There have been scarce data on empathy in chronic disease patients in Korea. We aim to evaluate empathy using the Korean CARE measure in patients from various clinical environments and the factors influencing the degree of empathy in patients with chronic disease. Methods Data were collected from patients with chronic diseases. Patients were from primary, secondary, and tertiary clinics. Characteristics of the patients, physicians, and disease status were collected. The difference in CARE score was studied according to the clinical factors. Results A total of 162 patients with chronic diseases were included. About 60% of patients were male. The mean age was 62 years. They had an average number of 2.6 diseases. More than half of patients experienced overt cardiovascular disease. About half of them had a history of hospitalization due to cardiovascular disease. The overall average CARE score was 45.6 ± 7.0. The CARE score was not significantly different according to the characteristics of the patient, physician, or disease status. Regarding marital status, the CARE score was significantly lower for the small number of patients (n = 4, 2.5%) who refused to provide their marital status than for other groups. Except for four patients, there was no significant difference in the CARE score among married, unmarried, or divorced groups. This trend was maintained in hypertensive patients. Conclusions The Korean CARE measure could assess patient-rated empathy in various clinical practices. The empathy of patients was high regardless of multiple factors.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-023-00246-5EmpathyChronic diseasePatient-centered care |
| spellingShingle | Ran Heo Jinho Shin Byung Sik Kim Hyun-Jin Kim Kye-Yeung Park Hoon-Ki Park Yu Mi Kim Seon Young Hwang Stewart W. Mercer Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases Clinical Hypertension Empathy Chronic disease Patient-centered care |
| title | Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases |
| title_full | Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases |
| title_short | Quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases |
| title_sort | quantitative measurement of empathy and analysis of its correlation to clinical factors in korean patients with chronic diseases |
| topic | Empathy Chronic disease Patient-centered care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-023-00246-5 |
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