Ian M. Singleton|Rachel J. Garfinkel|Jason Malone|M’hamed Temkit|Mohan V. Belthur
Perceived Physician Empathy in Pediatric Orthopedics: A Cross-Sectional Study
Henry Ford Health System|Nemours Children's Health System|Phoenix Children's Hospital|Phoenix Children's Hospital
empathy cornerstone patientphysician relationship consistently ranked patients one important factors quality care paper examine degree perceived physician empathy associated characteristics caregiver parent legal guardian physician pediatric orthopedic surgery crosssectional survey study 200 englishspeaking caregivers pediatric patients large childrens hospital consultation relational empathy care measure used measure perceived physician empathy caregiver felt carefully listened physician pvalue 0001 physician showed respect caregiver say pvalue 0007 statistically significant positively associated perceived physician empathy significant determinant perceived physician empathy whether caregiver felt listened encounter factors caregiver demographics health literacy selfrated mental health wait time time spent physician significantly affect perceived physician empathy