The complexities of compassion in patient care
Mené aux Etats-Unis auprès de 100 patients atteints de cancer, cet essai randomisé analyse leurs perceptions relatives à la compassion du médecin après la visualisation de deux vidéos présentant un message plus ou moins optimiste du médecin sur les options thérapeutiques et le pronostic de la maladie
The eloquent and provocative insights of the renowned physician William Osler imply that medicine cannot be viewed exclusively as a data-driven entity. Today, business is substantially intertwined with the medical system. Yet, at the core of the day-to-day care of patients, there are a myriad of human interactions. They incite an awareness of suffering in its many forms, including the physical, psychological, social, financial, and existential aspects of illness. The scientific and technological response to the anguish of illness may at times substitute for or overshadow attention to the heartfelt reaction that Osler considered so important.
JAMA Oncology , commentaire en libre accès, 2014