Construct Validity and Reliability of Jefferson Scale of Empathy-health Care Provider (Student version) among Final Year, Interns and Post-graduate Students of a Dental College in India

Shekhawat, Kuldeep Singh; Chauhan, Arunima; Devi, Seeta; Kunjumon, Simi

doi:10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00337.0

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“…In addition, the postgraduate students who spent more than four years in postgraduate programs showed a significantly higher mean score in perspective taking and standing in patients' shoes compared to the dental interns. Our results confirm that empathy levels increase with maturation, in accordance with many studies stating that postgraduates recorded the highest empathy levels 23,38 . Other investigators showed either no difference in empathy levels of postgraduates during their clinical training 39,40 or even lower empathy scores in postgraduate students 18 …”

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“…Our results confirm that empathy levels increase with maturation, in accordance with many studies stating that postgraduates recorded the highest empathy levels. 23,38 Other investigators showed either no difference in empathy levels of postgraduates during their clinical training 39,40 or even lower empathy scores in postgraduate students. 18 Several researchers stated that interns had the highest empathy levels in comparison to undergrads, 22,37,[41][42][43] while others showed lower empathy levels in dental interns.…”

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Appraisal of empathy among dental interns and postgraduate students at King Abdulaziz University: A cross‐sectional study

Naguib

Ghandour

Alnowaiser

et al. 2022

Journal of Dental Education

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Purpose/Objectives Empathetic communication of dentists with their patients is a primary characteristic of their health care. This study aims to evaluate dental students’ empathy levels during the transitional period of internship and postgraduate studies of different specialties at one of the oldest dental schools in Saudi Arabia and explore how this empathy was affected by gender, age, and study duration. Methods In this study, the self‐reported empathy level among the participants was assessed using the Jefferson scale of empathy‐student version (JSE‐HPS). This survey includes a 20‐question Likert scale formulated to measure clinical empathy in health care professionals. The JSE‐HPS was distributed to all registered dental interns and postgraduate students during the academic year 2019–20 in King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Results Mean total score of empathy of the participants was (101.07 ± 14.8) with a response rate of 89%. A statistically significant higher empathy score appeared among dental postgraduate students in general (p = 0.04) and specifically among the females (p = 0.04) and those with postgraduate programs for more than four years, (p = 0.02). Dental postgraduate students scored significantly higher in the parameters of standing in patients’ shoes (p = 0.02). Conclusion Gender, academic level, and duration of postgraduates' studies influenced empathy more than the age of the dental graduates in KAUFD. Our recommendation is to integrate empathy into the dental curriculum emphasizing interactive communication skills and early patient contact.

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Appraisal of empathy among dental interns and postgraduate students at King Abdulaziz University: A cross‐sectional study

Naguib

Ghandour

Alnowaiser

et al. 2022

Journal of Dental Education

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“…For example, a study on Austrian medical students identified three factors which showed similarities to the aforementioned factors, with an additional factor of ‘negative/no influence of moderating factors and (empathetic) techniques/skills on process/outcome’ [24]. A four-factor model was also proposed in a study of dental students in India, encompassing ‘understanding patient’s feelings’, ‘sense of confusion’ as well as two factors related to ‘ignoring the emotional component’ [25]. A two-factor structure has also been proposed, consisting of ‘perspective-taking’ and ‘compassionate care’ [26].…”

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Psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: a COSMIN systematic review protocol

Williams

2019

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BackgroundEmpathy is an important characteristic to possess for healthcare professionals. It has been found to improve communication between professionals and patients and to improve clinical health outcomes. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) was developed to measure this quality and has been used extensively, and psychometrically appraised, with a variety of cohorts and in different cultural environments. However, no study has been undertaken to systematically examine the methodological quality of studies which have assessed psychometric factors of the JSE. This systematic review will examine the quality of published papers that have reported on psychometric factors of the JSE.MethodsA systematic review of studies which report on the psychometric properties of the JSE will be conducted. We will use a predefined search strategy to identify studies meeting the following eligibility criteria: original data is reported on for at least one of the psychometric measurement properties described in the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) Risk of Bias checklist, examines the JSE in a healthcare cohort (using the student, physician or health profession versions of the JSE), and is published from January 2001 and in the English language. Conference abstracts, editorials and grey literature will be excluded. Six electronic databases (Medline, EMBASE, PsychInfo, PubMed, Web of Science and CINAHL) will be systematically searched for articles meeting these criteria and studies will be assessed for eligibility by two review authors. The methodological quality of included papers will be examined using the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist.DiscussionA narrative description of the findings will be presented along with summary tables. Recommendations for use of the JSE with various cohorts and circumstances will be offered which may inform future research in this field.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42018111412

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Development of an Effective Scale for Measuring Empathy of Indian Nurses

Mohan

Chowdhury

Sharma

2022

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Construct Validity and Reliability of Jefferson Scale of Empathy-health Care Provider (Student version) among Final Year, Interns and Post-graduate Students of a Dental College in India

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Appraisal of empathy among dental interns and postgraduate students at King Abdulaziz University: A cross‐sectional study

Appraisal of empathy among dental interns and postgraduate students at King Abdulaziz University: A cross‐sectional study

Psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: a COSMIN systematic review protocol

Development of an Effective Scale for Measuring Empathy of Indian Nurses

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