ArticleIntensive care medicine2019
Healthcare provider compassion is associated with lower PTSD symptoms among patients with life-threatening medical emergencies: a prospective cohort study.
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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change of Compassion Cultivation Training in Medical Students
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Educational efficacy of medical humanities in empathy of medical students and healthcare professionals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2023Pooled it
- Predictors of Physician Compassion, Empathy, and Related Constructs: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Curricula for empathy and compassion training in medical education: A systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Glucocorticoids after birth trauma and the associated risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder: a non-randomized open-label pilot trial.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Trial
- Machine Learning to Identify Physician Actions Associated with Patient Experience of Compassion.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- How Do Doctors Sustain Compassion in Healthcare? A Structural Analysis of Compassion-Maintaining Strategies.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Patient Experience of Clinician Compassion Is Associated With Healthcare System Distrust Among Emergency Department Patients.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring Compassionate Care in Virtual Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Enhancing compassion in medical education - a comparative study of the efficacy of clinical clerkships versus simulation-based training methodologies.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Compassion in Healthcare: A Narrative Review of Cross-Cultural Perspectives.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2025Review
- Family support and communication during intensive care unit care: who else if not the intensive care team?Intensive care medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding adaptive tasks in cardiac rehabilitation among patients with acute myocardial infarction: a qualitative study.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Emergency department staff compassion is associated with lower fear of enacted stigma among patients with opioid use disorder.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2024Article
- Genetics, Epigenetics, and the Environment: Are Precision Medicine, Provider Compassion, and Social Justice Effective Public Health Measures to Mitigate Disease Risk and Severity?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Empathy and cultural competence remains stable for medical students: do the humanities have an effect?BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Item development for a patient-reported measure of compassionate healthcare in action.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Compassion Fatigue in Emergency Medicine: Current Perspectives.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeWe tested the hypothesis that, during a life-threatening medical emergency, patient perception of healthcare provider (HCP) compassion is associated with the subsequent development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
methodsProspective cohort study in the emergency department (ED) of an urban academic medical center. We included adult patients presenting with a life-threatening medical emergency, defined as respiratory or cardiovascular instability requiring a potentially life-sustaining intervention in the ED. We measured patient perception of HCP compassion in the ED using the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure, a validated 40-point scale. Blinded to clinical outcomes (including the CARE measure), we assessed PTSD symptoms 1 month post-discharge using the PTSD Checklist for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5.
resultsOf the 99/113 (88%) patients who completed follow-up, 25% (95% CI 17-35%) had PTSD symptoms at 1 month. In a multivariable model adjusting for potential confounders (e.g. severity of illness score in ED, need for intensive care unit admission, ED overcrowding, and family member emotional support in the ED), patient perception of greater HCP compassion in the ED was independently associated with lower PTSD symptoms at 1 month [odds ratio 0.93 (95% CI 0.89-0.98)]. A one-point increase in the CARE measure was associated with a 7% decrease in the odds of developing PTSD symptoms.
conclusionsPTSD symptoms are common among ED patients with life-threatening medical emergencies. Patient perception of greater HCP compassion during the emergency is independently associated with lower risk of developing PTSD symptoms.
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