Christos Lionis - Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

This is a short commentary to the editorial issued by Marianna Fotaki, entitled: “Why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare.” It introduces the necessity of a more cognitive approach to explore further the determinants of behavior towards compassionate care. It raises questions about the importance of training towards a more patient-care and values driven healthcare system.

Compassionate Care, Undergraduate Training, Theory of Planned Behavior