{"id":14103,"date":"2021-06-21T08:17:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T08:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=14103"},"modified":"2021-07-15T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:17:56","slug":"science-needs-compassion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-exams\/choosing-an-optometrist\/science-needs-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Needs Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Have you ever wondered if the smile of a nurse or the bedside manner of a doctor actually increase the chances of positive treatment results?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>A recently published best-seller, called \u201c<i>Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference\u201d,<\/i> has a startling message&#8230; <b>compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In their book, physician scientists Dr Stephen Trzeciak and Dr Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that <b>science needs compassion.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Imagine these scenarios:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">A 34-year-old man fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit is on an artificial respirator for over a month.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Could it be that his chance of getting off the respirator is not dependent how much his nurses know, but rather how much they care?<\/i><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">A 75-year-old woman is discharged from the hospital just weeks after suffering a serious head injury.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Could a constant display of compassion from her attending nursing and doctors have been a factor in her quick recovery?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Compelling new research shows that healthcare is in the midst of a compassion crisis.<\/p>\n<p>If you suspect you have an eye condition, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>contact an eye doctor<\/b><\/a>\u00a0near you, who can diagnose and treat the condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-exams\/eye-exams\/\">Eye Exams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find an eye doctor near you<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" 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actually critical factors in the healing process.<\/p>\n<p>Studies show that compassion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Plays an important role and is beneficial for patients suffering from a wide variety of medical conditions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Can prevent devastating health effects.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Can help to eliminate the cost crisis in health care.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Can help to prevent burnout among medical professionals.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Can save lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>After reviewing all the evidence, the answer is crystal clear:<\/b><b><i> Compassion matters!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-exams\/\">Guide to Eye Exams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Schedule an appointment<\/b><\/a> with an eye doctor for a comprehensive eye exam, and to discuss any questions you may have about your eyes or eye health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered if the smile of a nurse or the bedside manner of a doctor actually increase the chances of positive treatment results?\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9961,"parent":306,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-article.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14103","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Science Needs Compassion - Optometrists.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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