Effects of changing practitioner empathy and patient expectations in healthcare consultations
Howick J., Fanshawe TR., Mebius A., Lewith G., Heneghan CJ., Bishop FL., Little P., Mistiaen P., Roberts NW.
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The main aim of this review will be to assess the effects of changing practitioner empathy or patient expectations for all conditions. The main objective is to conduct a systematic review of randomised trials where the intervention involves manipulating either (a) practitioner empathy or (b) patient expectations, or (c) both.