ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2019
Understanding compassion in family medicine: a qualitative study.
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- Predictors of Physician Compassion, Empathy, and Related Constructs: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway-Beliefs About Compassion Predict Care and Motivation to Help Among Healthcare Professionals.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Observational
- A qualitative descriptive study examining the impact of child-raising experience on Japanese family doctors.Journal of general and family medicine · 2025Article
- Challenges in teacher-student communication during family medicine residency: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2024Article
- [The new program of the Family and Community Medicine specialty: An opportunity not to be missed].Atencion primaria · 2023Article
- Building Compassionate Experience Through Compassionate Action: Qualitative Behavioral Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- More than a feeling? What does compassion in healthcare 'look like' to patients?Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Compassion in healthcare: an updated scoping review of the literature.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Artificial intelligence technologies and compassion in healthcare: A systematic scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Enhancing compassion meditation through virtual reality and sensory priming: A focus on individual factors.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPatients and physicians have traditionally valued compassion; however, there is concern that physician compassion has declined with the increasing emphasis on science and technology in medicine. Although the literature on compassion is growing, very little is known about how family physicians experience compassion in their work.
aimTo explore family physicians' capacity for and experiences of compassion in practice. DESIGN AND
settingThis was a qualitative study designed using a phenomenological approach in rural and urban Ontario, Canada.
methodIn-depth interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim, followed by independent and team coding. An iterative and interpretive analysis was conducted using immersion and crystallisation techniques. Purposive sampling recruited 22 participants (nine males and 13 females aged 26-64 years) that included family medicine residents from Western University (
resultsFrom the data, the authors derived the Compassion Trichotomy as a theoretical model to describe three interrelated areas that determine the evolution or devolution of compassion experienced by family physicians: motivation (core values), capacity (energy), and connection (relationship).
conclusionThe Compassion Trichotomy highlights the importance and interdependence in physician compassion of motivation (personal reflection and values), capacity (awareness and regulation of energy, emotion, and cognition), and connection (sustained patient-physician relationship). This model may assist practising family physicians, educators, and researchers to explore how compassion development might enhance physician effectiveness and satisfaction.
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