Empathy levels among undergraduate medical students in Pakistan, a cross sectional study using Jefferson scale of physician empathy

被引：12
作者：
Shaheen, Aneela [1 ]
Mahmood, Muhammad Arshad [2 ]
Zia-ul-Miraj, Muhammad [3 ]
Ahmad, Madeha [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Lahore, Univ Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Lahore, Pakistan
[2] Al Aleem Med Coll, Dept Ophthalmol, Lahore, Pakistan
[3] Al Aleem Med Coll, Dept Med Educ, Lahore, Pakistan
[4] Al Aleem Med Coll, Dept Physiol, Lahore, Pakistan
来源：
JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2020年 / 70卷 / 07期
关键词：
Empathy; Medical students; Residents; !text type='JS']JS[!/text]PE; Interventions; 3RD YEAR; GENDER; DECLINE; SCHOOL;
D O I：
10.5455/JPMA.301593
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Objective: To determine empathy level among undergraduate medical students with respect to gender and the year of study. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the University College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan, from December, 2015, to January, 2016, and comprised undergraduate medical students of either gender in all the five years of their course. Data was collected using the student version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 260 students,153(58.9%) were females and 107(41.1%) were males. Overall mean empathy level was 90.63 +/- 11.55. Females scored higher than males (p<0.05). The highest empathy level was seen among the First Year medical students 93.39 +/- 9.11, while the lowest was seen in Third Year students 87.71 +/- 13.94. Conclusion: Overall empathy level was seriously low, indicating the need for curricular reforms.
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页码：1149 / 1153
页数：5
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