Clinical empathy as emotional labor in the patient-physician relationship
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The study focuses on physicians as professionals who are expected to be empathic caregivers as they engage in emotional labor through deep acting, surface acting or both. The result reveals that it would be valuable for both physicians and patients facing the increasingly fragmented and technological world of modern medicine.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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Management of urinary incontinence in women: scientific review
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Urinary incontinence, defined generally as involuntary leakage of urine, is a common health problem among women. There are several nonpharmacological, pharmacological, and surgical treatments available that are effective in managing the symptoms of this problem.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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Management of urinary incontinence in women: clinical applications
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Physicians are usually not the ones to initiate discussion about incontinence with their patients. Some clinical cases are presented to illustrate common scenarios in which a physician may be able to help a female patient manage her urinary incontinence.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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