Psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy‐Health Professional Student's version: An Italian validation study with nursing students

Abstract

This methodological study was conducted to test the psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy‐Health Professional Student's version (JSE‐HPS), in a convenience sample of 797 Italian nursing students and to describe their empathic engagement. Data were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, test–retest, correlation analysis, t‐test, and analysis of variance method. Principal component factor extraction with Oblimin rotation on the first half of the sample was conducted. The analysis suggested a three‐factor solution for 14 items: “compassionate care/emotional engagement,” “perspective‐taking,” and “standing in the patient's shoes.” Confirmatory factor analysis on the second half of the sample showed good fit indexes for the 14‐item solution, indicated by the exploratory factor analysis, and the 20 item solution of the scale, with the exception of one item. Test–retest correlation was 0.50 (P < 0.001) for the overall scale. Results from group comparisons and correlations are also provided and discussed. The Italian version of the JSE‐HPS is a psychometrically sound tool. The translated 20‐item solution is also suitable to carry out cross‐cultural comparisons.

Validation Study of the Korean Version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Students for Measuring Empathy in Undergraduate Nursing Students

“…국내에서는 의사 및 간호사를 대상으로 한국판 의료인 공감척도(JSE-HP)를 적용한 연구 (Kang et al, 2006;Ryu & Bang, 2016), 의과대학생을 대상으로 의과대학생 공감척도 (JSE-S)를 평가한 연구 (Kim, Kim, & Chang, 2004;Roh, Hahm, Lee, & Suh, 2010), 또한 한국판 의사용 제퍼슨 공감 척도를 의사에게 적용한 연구가 (Suh, Hong, Lee, Gonnella, & Hojat, 2012) 보고되었다. 의사와 의과대학생의 공감을 측정한 연구 (Kang et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2004) (Fields et al, 2011;Hsiao, Tsai, & Kao, 2013;Montanari et al, 2015 (Kang et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2004;Ryu & Bang, 2016) (Hair, Black, Babin, & Anderson, 2018). 적합도 지수 CFI 는 연구모형의 개선 정 도를 나타내는 것으로 0.9이상의 좋은 적합도 평가기준 (Cho, Choi, Kim, Yoo, & Lee, 2011;Hair et al, 2018;Ro, 2014) 대비 GFI, TLI, CFI는 .90 이상으로 나타나 권장 수준 (Yu, 2012) (Ro, 2014).…”

“…적합도 지수 CFI 는 연구모형의 개선 정 도를 나타내는 것으로 0.9이상의 좋은 적합도 평가기준 (Cho, Choi, Kim, Yoo, & Lee, 2011;Hair et al, 2018;Ro, 2014) 대비 GFI, TLI, CFI는 .90 이상으로 나타나 권장 수준 (Yu, 2012) (Ro, 2014). 여러 나라에서 간호대학생을 대상으로 본 도구의 타당 화 연구가 보고되었지만 (Fields et al, 2011;Hsiao et al, 2013;Montanari et al, 2015) (Jeong & Lee, 2015;Kang et al, 2009 Purpose: This study was to validate the Korean version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Students (K-JSE-HPS) in undergraduate nursing students. Methods: With a survey design, a total of 293 junior and senior nursing students were recruited and data were collected using a self-administered study questionnaire to measure their levels of empathy use the K-JSE-HPS.…”

Çocuk Hemşiresi ve Öğrencilerinin Empatik Eğiliminin Aile Merkezli Yaklaşımına Etkisinin Karşılaştırmalı Olarak İncelenmesi

“…Çocuk sağlığı ve hastalıkları dersi almış olan hemşirelik öğrencilerin de orta düzeyde empatik eğilim puanı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Hemşirelik öğrencileri ile yapılan benzer çalışmalarda hemşirelik öğrencilerin empatik eğilimlerinin orta düzeyde olduğu görülmektedir (15,23,(29)(30)(31)(32)(33). Literatürde bazı çalışmalarda empatik eğilim puanlarının daha yüksek görül-mesine rağmen yine orta düzeyde tanımla-nabilecek puanlardır (29,34).…”

The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: A cross-sectional study

“…Attitude towards empathy. The permission to use the Italian adaptation of the Health Professions Students' version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE-HPS) was obtained to measure the orientation towards the value of health professional empathy in clinical contexts [26,51]. The JSE-HPS is a selfreport instrument and includes 20 items answered on a 7-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, to 7 = strongly agree).…”