Experiencing empathy in medical students: sensorial deprivation Aim. To identify emotions experienced by medical students in a workshop of sensory deprivation to enhance empathy. Subjects and methods. The workshop program (visual deprivation, auditory deprivation and physical disabilities) is presented. Emotions are identifi ed and measured by Self-Assessment Manikin scale. Medical empathy is measured by Jeff erson Scale of Physician Empathy. Results and conclusions. Sensory deprivation can experience diff erent types of emotions. Identify them allows medical students to be more sensitive to people with disabilities and increase empathy.
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