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Assessment Of Empathy Scores In A Pharmacy Professional Nutrition Support Elective Course, Megan M. Mayhew
Assessment Of Empathy Scores In A Pharmacy Professional Nutrition Support Elective Course, Megan M. Mayhew
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Background: Clinical empathy may be defined as "the ability to listen to, understand, sympathize with, and provide support to another individual." Empathy has been shown to influence patient satisfaction, adherence, and improve clinical outcomes. Teaching empathy skills in the classroom and clinical setting is imperative to allow students to develop and enhance their communication with patients.
Study Objective: To evaluate two empathy projects in the RX 618 Nutrition Support Professional Elective to identify if the projects are effective in improving pharmacy students' knowledge of empathy.
Methods: The study objective was met using a prospective cohort survey based study. An interactive …