Status:
COMPLETED
The Impact of Emergency Physician Empathy on Litigation Propensity
Lead Sponsor:
Loma Linda University
Conditions:
Empathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to observe whether people would report being less likely to sue a physician who shows more empathy when giving a patient potentially bad news regarding their medical condi...
Detailed Description
The investigators hypothesized that patients will have less propensity to sue emergency physicians after a poor outcome if the physician demonstrated empathy by verbalizing that they recognize the pat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Emergency Room Patient
Exclusion
- Non-English speaking
- Not healthy enough to be in waiting room
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
437 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01837706
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
October 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Loma Linda University Emergency Department
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354