RT journal article
T1 Empathy training in health sciences: A systematic review
A1 Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar
A1 Fernández Gutiérrez, Martina
A1 Baena Baños, María
A1 Correro Bermejo, Alba
A1 Soler Martins, Pablo
A1 De la Torre Moyano, Sonia
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 Communication skills
K1 Empathy
K1 Health care
K1 Health professionals
K1 Intervention
K1 Training
AB Effective empathy training interventions based on scientific evidence becomes essential. A theoretical framework should guide the proposed interventions and be coherent with the evaluation of the dimensions taking in account that empathy is currently a multidimensional concept. The study aimed to determine, in health care professionals and/or students, what is the effectiveness of experiential versus humanistic training, in terms of improvement of empathic ability (dimensions) and maintenance over time of what has been learned, and to establish the degree of coherence between the proposed theoretical model and the trained and evaluated dimensions. A systematic review using six databases was performed. The data were synthesised, and the risk of bias was analysed using the Equator Guidelines. Twenty-three articles were selected. Further evidence of the effectiveness of experiential intervention against humanistic educational strategies was observed. Most studies were not based on a solid theoretical framework and, in these cases, inconsistency between empathic trained dimensions and those evaluated was detected. Although a better understanding of training time variable is required, middle-term interventions are recommended. Increasing the multicentre controlled trials; specifying the intervention that includes the empathy dimensions; triangulating the data from health professionals, patients, and external observers; and including monitoring, becomes a necessity.
PB Elsevier
SN 1471-5953
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37312
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37312
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026