Smiling doctor, satisfied patient—the impact of facial expressions on doctor-patient interactions
Smiling seems to be a robust non-verbal behavior that has the potential to improve doctor-patient communication. This knowledge should be taken into consideration in medical training programs.
Authors
- Tobias Hallmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6450-5694)
- Miriam Kunz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-6738)
- Giulia Zerbini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-9212)
- Thomas Rotthoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-5941)
- Philipp Reicherts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-0261)
- Elisabeth André (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2367-162X)
- P Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8189-8961)
- Nina Roob
- Miriam Reicherts
Institutions
- Technische Hochschule Augsburg (DE)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1518517
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47