Importance of Empathy in Healthcare

Dear Colleagues,

In a constantly changing world where individuality takes precedence over groups, where machines begin to govern human decisions, where we are less and less interested in equality, a model is necessary that can facilitate empathy. Without empathy, a human being is condemned to oblivion, not cared for as they deserve, and ignored. For all these reasons, it is necessary to analyze the different variables that may influence empathy and attention in all contexts.

This Healthcare Special Issue seeks commentary, original research, short reports, and reviews on the challenges health systems face regarding empathy. This Special Issue aims to recommend necessary changes in health policies, systems, and environments to improve empathy as well as user care. Some of these changes, such as increasing access to care, improving its quality, and analyzing variables that can serve to improve empathy towards patients, will undoubtedly improve the health system. Health policy specialists, policymakers, and elected officials are expected to use this Special Issue as a resource for writing smart and forward-thinking health care policies.

Dr. Jerónimo González-Bernal
Guest Editor

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