Doctor Empathy a Factor in Diabetes Care

[Northerner]

People with Type 2 diabetes may be healthier if they have a doctor who shows high levels of empathy.

Researchers studied 20,961 diabetes patients in Parma, Italy, and tested 242 of their primary care physicians for empathy with a well-validated questionnaire that measures the doctor?s understanding of the patient?s experiences, concerns and perspectives, as well as the ability to communicate this understanding to the patient.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/doctor-empathy-a-factor-in-diabetes-care/

 

[trophywench]

Wish they'd measure my GPs mutter mutter !

I mean we could have all told em that, but now they can measure it ! Great!