Compassionomics | Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference

A 34-year-old man fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit is on an artificial respirator for over a month. Could it be that his chance of getting off the respirator is not how much his nurses know, but rather how much they care?

A 75-year-old woman is heroically saved by a major trauma center only to be discharged and fatally struck by a car while walking home from the hospital. Could a lack of compassion from the hospital staff have been a factor in her death?

Compelling new research shows that health care is in the midst of a compassion crisis.

But the pivotal question is this:

In Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century. Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science — coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine—demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place. You will see compelling evidence that:

Compassion has vast benefits for patients across a wide variety of conditions.
Missed opportunities for compassion can have devastating health effects.
Compassion can help reverse the cost crisis in health care.
Compassion can be an antidote for burnout among health care providers.
Forty seconds of compassion can save a life.

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

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#COMPASSIONOMICS DAILY: Charles #Darwin found that the communities with greatest #compassion for others would “flourish the best and rear the greatest number of offspring.” He concluded that compassion (not aggression) protects the species. Compassion is evolutionary! @TheCharter

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

20 Jul

Great piece here by ⁦@JeremyHowick⁩:

Empathy in healthcare is finally making a comeback ⁦ https://t.co/2bGnftIQjx

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

20 Jul

In an interview, I was recently asked: “Sure, #CompassionMatters, but how can we know if our #patients are feeling #compassion from #healthcare providers?”

Here’s one way:

https://t.co/ihNKppC98q

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

20 Jul

Kudos to @JAMA_current for their excellent series on #trust in health care. Here is another vital, evidence-based factor in gaining the trust of #patients...#compassion

Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH@StephenTrzeciak

#COMPASSIONOMICS DAILY: In a @NIH-funded study of hospitalized #patients, researchers at @UCSFMedicine @UCSFHospitals found that #compassionate responses to #patients by #physicians increased patient ratings of #trust in their physicians. #CompassionMatters #MedTwitter #MedEd

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

20 Jul

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But the pivotal question is this:

Does compassion really matter?

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How 40 Seconds of Compassion Could Save a Life

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