A night on call or an overnight shift does not reduce residents' empathy: a randomized crossover multicenter survey.

Michiko MizobeHitomi KataokaHiroshi YamagamiChikao ItoYasuaki KoyamaErika YawataTakashi Shiga

Published in: BMC medical education (2019)

As per our results, a night on call or an overnight shift did not reduce the Japanese physicians' empathy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on physicians' empathy after a night on call or an overnight shift.

Keyphrases

primary care
sleep quality
cross sectional
healthcare
double blind
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
depressive symptoms
placebo controlled