Empathy and specialty preference in medical students. Follow-up study and feedback

Guilera, Teresa; Batalla, Iolanda; Soler-González, Jorge

doi:10.1016/j.edumed.2017.07.017

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“…[45] A recent study conducted among medical students from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lleida in Spain also showed higher empathy scores (50) using similar instrument. [46] Our study showed that female students score slightly but significantly higher on the EQ than their male counterparts. This supports a series of earlier studies reporting female superiority on empathy scales in medical schools in Malaysia[4042] and around the world.…”

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“…This supports a series of earlier studies reporting female superiority on empathy scales in medical schools in Malaysia[4042] and around the world. [364647484950] However, studies using the two most popularly used instruments in empathy research and medical education context, the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE)[31323347484950515253545556] and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index,[51] showed mixed results in correlating the levels of empathy with gender. In the present study, 18.4% of males and 7.2% of females scored equal to or fewer than 30 points (cutoff score), which is much higher than Baron-Cohen et al 's.…”

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Empathy among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study in one Malaysian public medical school

Haque

Majumder

et al. 2018

Ann Afr Med

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Background: Empathy is one of the cardinal components for physician–patient relationships, optimal outcomes in patient care, improved patient satisfaction, greater adherence to therapy, and lower malpractice liability. It is also considered an essential quality for health-care professionals to practice medicine. The aim of the present study was to assess the empathy level of medical students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) National Defense University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2017 which recruited medical students of UPNM. The Empathy Quotient, a self-reported questionnaire, was utilized for data collection. The total empathy score of the questionnaire is 80. Results: Majority of the respondents were male (60.9%), year-V students (26.6%), Malay (70.5%), and cadet officer (69.6%). The overall mean score achieved by the respondents was 36.76 ± 9.18, and 74.4% of the respondents scored more than 30. The empathy scores of the students were significantly affected by the gender ( t = 2.371; df = 205; P < 0.05), year of study ( F = 2.553; df = 4/202; P < 0.05), and examination grades ( F = 3.488; df = 2/204; P < 0.05). The findings showed that female students are more empathetic than their male counterparts. Further, the post hoc Tukey test analysis revealed that Year-V students are more empathetic than their junior counterparts and students who got highest grade are more empathetic. Conclusions: To improve the empathy level of the UPNM medical students, appropriate educational strategies and interventions should be designed and implemented in the curriculum to inculcate, maintain, and enhance empathy.

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Empathy among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study in one Malaysian public medical school

Haque

Majumder

et al. 2018

Ann Afr Med

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“…In studies conducted in the UK; 28 in Spain; 29 in Mexico; 30 in Malaysia; 31 in Brazil; 32 in England, New Zealand and Ireland; 33 in Australia, 34 and in Serbia, 35 it was found that the change in the scores of clinical empathy were not statistically significant as the year progressed. 38 , 39 In Japan, 40 Korea, 41 India, 42 and Bangladesh 49 the empathy score increased as the year progressed.…”

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“…In some studies, the JSPE-S was used along with different scales. 23 , 25 , 29 , 32 , 33 In one study, the JSPE-S and Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) were used together. 23 In 2 studies, only the TEQ was used.…”

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Medical Students’ Empathy Level Differences by Medical Year, Gender, and Specialty Interest in Akdeniz University

Akgün

Akdeniz

Kavukçu

et al. 2020

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

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Background: As an important feature in patient-physician communication for both primary and clinical care, empathy is one of the basic competencies that physicians should possess. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the level of empathy among medical students in all years of medical training using two different instruments: the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (for clinical empathy level) and the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (for general empathy level). Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in 2017-2018 academic year with students studying at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. Data collection form, Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) and Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) was applied to the students by the researchers. The statistical analysis was carried out by using IBM-SPSS version 23 for Mac OS. T-test, ANOVA test, Spearman and Pearson correlation analysis were used for comparisons. Results: The mean TEQ score of the students was 52.8/65 and the JSPE-S score was 80.3/100. TEQ scores of students increased up to 4th year and then decreased, but the difference between the years was not statistically significant. The third year students’ JSPE-S scores were significantly higher than that of the sixth year students. Conclusion: While the clinical empathy levels of medical students decreased significantly after 3rd year, the general empathy levels decreased less. This result shows us that we should review our medical education curriculum and educational environment, and should initiate initiatives, and devote more time to empathy education in order to prevent the decrease in empathy level and increase empathy during medical education.

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“…64-80 = an individual who has very high empathy ability to understand how other people and to give appropriate responses in return. (Guilera, Batalla, & Soler-González, 2018) 2…”

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Does Teacher Education Program Affect on Development of Teacher Candidates’ Bioethical Values, Scientific Literacy Levels and Empathy Skills?

Turgut¹,

Yakar²

2020

IES

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The aim of this study is to evaluate science teacher candidates based on bioethical values, scientific literacy level and empathy skills and to determine their associations. Therefore, descriptive model was used for the study. The sample of the study consists total of 286 teacher candidates from first, second, third and fourth grade of Faculty of Education Science Teaching department. Results of the study revealed that bioethical values for “Benefits of Biotechnology Applications”, “Science and Ethics”, “Reproductive Technologies and Cloning”, “Controlling the Genetic Interventions” subscales were increased with school year in science teacher candidates. In addition, science literacy of science teacher candidates for “Nature of Science” and “Science-Technology-Society Relation” subscales were also increased with school year. The study also found a positive relation between bioethical values for two subscales of bioethical values, “Benefits of Biotechnology Applications” and “Controlling the Genetic Interventions”, and science literacy for “Nature of Science” subscales in science teacher candidates. Similarly, a positive relation was found between bioethical values for two subscales, “Benefits of Biotechnology Applications” and “Controlling the Genetic Interventions”, and science literacy for “Science-Technology-Society Relation” subscale in science teacher candidates. Analysis results showed a positive relation between bioethical values and empathy skills of science teacher candidates. In other words, the higher the teacher’s empathy skills, the higher their bioethical values.

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Empathy and specialty preference in medical students. Follow-up study and feedback

Cited by 18 publications

References 32 publications

Empathy among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study in one Malaysian public medical school

Empathy among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study in one Malaysian public medical school

Medical Students’ Empathy Level Differences by Medical Year, Gender, and Specialty Interest in Akdeniz University

Does Teacher Education Program Affect on Development of Teacher Candidates’ Bioethical Values, Scientific Literacy Levels and Empathy Skills?

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