Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference

Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference

A 34-year-old man fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit is on an artificial respirator for over a month. Could it be that his chance of getting off the respirator is not how much his nurses know, but rather how much they <i>care?</i><br /><br />A 75-year-old woman is heroically saved by a major trauma center only to be discharged and fatally struck by a car while walking home from the hospital. Could a lack of <i>compassion</i> from the hospital staff have been a factor in her death?<br /><br />Compelling new research shows that health care is in the midst of a compassion <i>crisis.</i><br />But the pivotal question is this: Does compassion <i>really</i> matter?<br /><br />In <i>Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference</i>, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century.<br /><br />Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science - coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine - demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place.<br /><br />You will see compelling evidence that:<br />- Compassion has vast benefits for patients across a wide variety of conditions<br />- Missed opportunities for compassion can have devastating health effects<br />- Compassion can help reverse the cost crisis in health care<br />- Compassion can be an antidote for burnout among health care providers<br />- 40 seconds of compassion can save a life<br /><br />After seeing all the evidence, the answer is crystal clear: Compassion <i>matters</i>...in not only meaningful but <i>measurable</i> ways.