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Nurses with functional MRI evidence of low activity in compassion centers of the brain scored the highest in burnout.
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Greater physician compassion was associated with greater well-being
Thomas, M. R., Dyrbye, L. N., Huntington, J. L., Lawson, K. L., Novotny, P. J., Sloan, J. A., & Shanafelt, T. D. (2007). How do distress and well-being relate to medical student empathy? A multicenter study. Journal of general internal medicine, 22(2), 177-183.
Higher compassion is associated with lower depression symptoms, a higher sense of personal accomplishment, and enhanced quality of life.
Gleichgerrcht, E., & Decety, J. (2013). Empathy in clinical practice: how individual dispositions, gender, and experience moderate empathic concern, burnout, and emotional distress in physicians. PloS one, 8(4), e61526.
Those with the lower compassion satisfaction had the highest burnout and personal distress
Bourgault, P., Lavoie, S., Paul-Savoie, E., Grégoire, M., Michaud, C., Gosselin, E., & Johnston, C. C. (2015). Relationship between empathy and well-being among emergency nurses. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 41(4), 323-328.
Among emergency nurses, more compassion is associated with higher scores for nurse well-being
Krasner, M. S., Epstein, R. M., Beckman, H., Suchman, A. L., Chapman, B., Mooney, C. J., & Quill, T. E. (2009). Association of an educational program in mindful communication with burnout, empathy, and attitudes among primary care physicians. Jama, 302(12), 1284-1293.
Employing techniques to be fully present and attentive with patients decreased burnout symptoms and increased well-being