Abstract
Objective: To estimate the levels of empathy in students enrolled in the nursing program. Material and methods. Data Sources: The population consists of students from the first to the fifth academic year (Course) (N = 312, n = 253, 81.08% of the population). Selection of studies: Exploratory and cross-sectional study.Data extraction: The authors collected the information between January and February 2018. Participants answered the Jefferson Medical Scale of Empathy, the Spanish version for medical students (S version), validated and adapted for nursing students in Colombia.Results. Synthesis of the data: Cronbach’s alpha was satisfactory (not typifed = 0.891 and typified = 0.886), from which it is inferred that the data has internal reliability. The inter-class correlation coefficient was 0.891; CI [0.87, 0.909] (F = 9.15, p = 0.005): confirms the good reliability. The authors observed that in empathy, this coefficient was highly signifi-cant in all three factors, with the eta-square value satisfactory and a high power observed. The significance level used was α ≤ 0.05 and β <0.20.Conclusions: The manifestation of the levels of empathy observed in this study agrees with the concept of empathic erosion, especially when analyzing empathic behavior in the male gender. The empathy levels in the students examined are relatively low, and authors conclude that there is considerable potential for growth of empathy and that of its components. Empa-thy is a complex part of academic formation that cannot be seen as an isolated variable.
Highlights
The nurse-patient relationship is an interaction between two people who have different personal interests. [1] From a clinical and human perspective it has been stablished that this relationship contributes to the recovery process of the patient’s health
The population consists of students enrolled in the Nursing Program of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Tolima, Colombia (N = 312, n = 253, 81.08% of the population)
Regarding the component of “CC” (1b), we found that the differences found are similar to the behavior of “Empathy.” in the two remaining components of the behavior of gender in different years does not follow the patterns noted, but it is always in favor of women
Summary
The nurse-patient relationship is an interaction between two people who have different personal interests. [1] From a clinical and human perspective it has been stablished that this relationship contributes to the recovery process of the patient’s health. [1] From a clinical and human perspective it has been stablished that this relationship contributes to the recovery process of the patient’s health. This has forced medical sciences to incorporate theories of psycho-dynamic and bio-psycho-social analysis, in the explanation of the genesis, maintenance and resolution of diseases, [2] and in the patient’s general care process. [5,6,7] Review of literature indicates that empathy relates to a number of other attributes, such as pro-social behavior, ability to obtain a medical history, increased patient and physician satisfaction, improved therapeutic relationships, and good clinical outcomes. Empathy in health care is understood as a cognitive and behavioral attribute that implies the ability to understand how the patient’s experiences and feelings influence and are influenced by the disease and its symptoms. [5,6,7] Review of literature indicates that empathy relates to a number of other attributes, such as pro-social behavior, ability to obtain a medical history, increased patient and physician satisfaction, improved therapeutic relationships, and good clinical outcomes. [6] The objective of the present study was to estimate the levels of empathy in general (and that of each of its components or dimensions) of nursing students
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