Understanding empathy training with virtual patients

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Highlights：

• Early stage medical students are able to practice empathy with virtual patients.

• Responses rated by coders were more empathetic with virtual patients than standardized patients.

• The level of empathetic response positively correlates to response length.

• Virtual patients provide a low-pressure environment for medical students to practice empathy.

摘要

•Early stage medical students are able to practice empathy with virtual patients.•Responses rated by coders were more empathetic with virtual patients than standardized patients.•The level of empathetic response positively correlates to response length.•Virtual patients provide a low-pressure environment for medical students to practice empathy.

论文关键词：Human–computer interaction,Virtual patient,Empathy,Medical education,Standardized patient

论文评审过程：Available online 10 June 2015, Version of Record 10 June 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.05.033