Empathy Levels Of Students Research Articles

Atitude empática em estudantes de odontologia da Universidade Corporation Rafael Núñez na cidade de Cartagena

Introdução: empatia refere-se a um aspecto da personalidade que desempenha um papel importante em relacionamentos interpessoais, facilitando relação dentista-paciente comunicação e competição, essa interação adequada tenderá a melhorar a qualidade do atendimento odontológico oferecido. O objetivo foi descrever o grau de atitude empática que os alunos têm de Graduação em Odontologia na cidade de Cartagena, Colômbia. Materiais e métodos: estudo exploratório e transversal, a amostra foi composta por 326 estudantes do 1o ao 5o ano. Foi utilizada escala de médico Empathy Jefferson versão «S» —eemj— (2), psicometricamente validados para medir a empatia. Para a análise dos resultados do teste foi aplicado Shapiro-Wilk normalidade médias foram comparadas usando um análise de variância (Anova) bifatorial Modelo III com a interação de primeira ordem. Com um nível de signi cância de p <0,05. Resultados: a con abilidade foi satisfatória (0,72). Os escores obtidos no JSPE variou de um mínimo de 54 e um máximo de 130 pontos para as mulheres e um mínimo de 55 e um máximo de 126 para os homens, as médias de empatia globais foi baixa 85,2 ± de, os resultados não foram signi cativos (p = 0,185) para o fator de nível académico e sexo (p = 0,25). Discussão: os resultados obtidos sobre os níveis de estudantes de medicina dentária orientação de empatia, em geral foram baixos. Em relação aos estudantes estudos na América do Norte, México e Chile. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo suportam a conclusão de que apesar de existirem diferenças estatisticamente signi cativas nos níveis de cursos de orientação de empatia examinados diminuiu orientação empatia de estudantes quando começam a prática clínica é observada. Estes resultados são consistentes com outros estudos onde ele pode ser visto que o nível de empatia apresenta uma tendência de queda como níveis aumentam carreira. Conclusões: embora não houvesse diferenças estatisticamente signi cativas na orientação empática entre os anos acadêmicos e de gênero; destaca-se que no último ano da corrida a pontuação aumentou; Os homens relataram níveis mais elevados de orientação empática em valores absolutos do que as mulheres; o nível mais alto de orientação empática foi detectado no grupo do terceiro ano.

Motywy oraz satysfakcja z wyboru studiów na kierunku pielęgniarstwo jako determinanty poziomu empatii u studentów pielęgniarstwa

Motywy oraz satysfakcja z wyboru studiów na kierunku pielęgniarstwo jako determinanty poziomu empatii u studentów pielęgniarstwa

Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Health-Care-Professions Students

Researchers sought to identify whether a relationship exists between empathy levels in baccalaureate health-care-professions students who have and have not identified a projected professional specialty upon entry into practice. A convenience sample of students with declared majors in health-care professions (<italic>N</italic> = 202) completed a 28-item questionnaire. Empathy in nursing students with a projected specialty was significantly higher than in students in other health-care majors with projected specialties. Gender and age significantly influenced empathy in all students who had a projected specialty. The findings expand our current understanding of empathy and what may influence empathy levels in students planning to enter health care.

Tingkat Empati Mahasiswa Program Studi Bimbingan dan Konseling Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang

Empathy and the ability to see things from the client’s perspective is also important, as is the counsellor’s ability to demonstrate an investment of their time and full attention. The purpose of this study is 1) to know the level of empathy of students Guidance and Counseling Program University of Kanjuruhan Malang; 2) To describe the difference of empathy level of students based on force and gender. The subjects of this study are students Guidance and Counseling Program University of Kanjuruhan Malang class of 2013, 2014 and 2015. The research instrument used is empathy scale which is then processed by using descriptive statistic, Test-t and Anova. The result of this research is 57,5% of students are at high empathy level, 35,7% student are in moderate empathy level, and 6,8% student student is a low; 2) There is no significant difference of empathy level of students based on force 2) There is a significant difference of empathy level based on gender.

Effect of Value Education Program Applied in Life Studies Lesson on Self-Esteem, Social Problem-Solving Skills and Empathy Levels of Students

The aim of this research was to examine the effects of value education program, which was based on respect and responsibility, on self-esteem levels, social problem-solving skills and empathy levels of primary school 3rd grade students. “Pretest-posttest design with nonequivalent control groups” from quasi experimental designs was used for this purpose. Participants were 34 students for experimental group and 33 students for control group with total of 67 students. “The school short-form Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory” developed by Coopersmith (1967) and adopted into Turkish by Pişkin (1997); “Social Problem Solving Skills Scale” prepared by the researcher; and “KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale for Children” developed by Kaya and Siyez (2010) were used for collecting data. Data analysis was performed by using two-factor ANOVA test with repeated measures. Results showed that value education program did not have a significant effect on increasing self-esteem levels of students. On the other hand, it was found to have a positive effect on social problem solving skills and empathy levels.

Measuring Empathy Levels among Kurdish Medical Students in Erbil City, Iraq: Cross-sectional study.

Empathy is a crucial attribute within the physician-patient relationship. This study aimed to evaluate the empathy levels of students in the College of Medicine at Hawler Medical University (HMU) in Erbil city, Iraq. This cross-sectional study took place between January and May 2015 and included all medical undergraduates enrolled at HMU (n = 989). The validated self-administered English language version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Student Version (JSPE-SV) was used to measure empathy levels. Students reported their conformity to each statement of the 20-item questionnaire on a 7-point Likert scale. Levels of empathy were considered directly relative to their final score. A total of 927 students completed the questionnaire (response rate: 93.7%). The male-to-female ratio was 0.72:1 and the mean age was 21.3 ± 1.4 years. The mean empathy score was 101.9 ± 19.2. Female students had significantly higher empathy (P = 0.023) and more frequently chose people-oriented specialties (P = 0.001) than males. First-year students reported the highest mean score (112.9 ± 20.1) while fourth-year students had the lowest (92.7 ± 16.0). There was a significant decline in mean scores between first- and second-year male students (P = 0.020) and first- and fourth-year male students (P = 0.050). Students who chose people-oriented specialties had significantly higher scores than those who chose technology-oriented specialties (P = 0.002). The studied cohort of HMU students demonstrated low empathy levels. As such, the inclusion of empathy instruction in medical school curricula is recommended to promote professionalism and patient welfare.

A study of empathy across students from 4 health disciplines among 1st years and Final years

Aim and Objectives: This cross-sectional study examines the self-reported empathy levels of undergraduate students especially among 1st years and final years in four different health sciences disciplines.Background: Empathy is a central component in effective healthcare provider-patient relationships, yet evidence exists that healthcare professions students lack empathy. The highest mean empathy scores on entry to university were noted . A questionnaire with 20 questions are issued to the students and finally the mean empathy scores are noted among medical, nursing, physiotherapy and dental students achieving statistical significance. Reason: This study aims at expanding the current understanding of empathy and what may influence empathy levels in students planning to enter healthcare.

Exploring the missing link - Empathy among dental students: An institutional cross-sectional survey.

Empathy plays an important role in healthy dentist and patient relationship. Hence, the aim of the study is to (a) to measure the self-reported empathy levels among dental undergraduate and postgraduate students. (b) To review the trend of changes in empathy level with experience, age, and gender among dental undergraduate and postgraduate students. This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out in two private dental institutions situated in Sri Ganganagar, India, with a sample size of 978. Data were obtained from the 1st to final year (BDS), interns, and postgraduate students from January to March 2015. An empathy level of students was assessed by the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy - Health Profession Students Version Questionnaire. An exploratory factor analysis using Kaiser's criteria was undertaken to appraise the construct validity and dimensionality. Based on the results of the factor analysis, three factors were selected; labeled as perspective taking, compassionate care, and standing in patient's shoes. The majority of the students was female in a equivalent ratio of 1338:618. There were significant differences in empathy scores by gender and age (P < 0.01). The lowest and highest mean empathy scores were found in postgraduate (mean = 108.77, standard deviation [SD] =9.12) and 1st year (mean = 117.23, SD = 14.19) dental students, respectively. Dental educators should consider the likely decline in empathy among students as early as possible and adopt communication teaching strategies to promote the development of empathy and reduce the risk of further decline.

Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Health-Care-Professions Students

Abstract Researchers sought to identify whether a relationship exists between empathy levels in baccalaureate health-care-professions students who have and have not identified a projected professional specialty upon entry into practice. A convenience sample of students with declared majors in health-care professions (N = 202) completed a 28-item questionnaire. Empathy in nursing students with a projected specialty was significantly higher than in students in other health-care majors with projected specialties. Gender and age significantly influenced empathy in all students who had a projected specialty. The findings expand our current understanding of empathy and what may influence empathy levels in students planning to enter health care.

Student empathy levels across 12 medical and health professions: an interventional study

Empathy is a difficult characteristic to define, teach and assess; the ‘nebulous’ properties of empathic behaviour often means that educators fail to incorporate the explicit teaching and assessment of empathy within the curriculum. One solution suggested is that teaching empathy in an interprofessional education setting is an effective educational approach in developing empathic behaviours. Student participants from Monash University, Deakin University, University of South Australia, and Edith Cowan University completed a self-reporting survey package pre and post two-hour empathy workshop consisting of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Health Profession – Student version (JSE-HP-S). A total of 293 students from 12 different medical and health care professions participated in the empathy workshops. The majority of participants were from Monash University n = 230 (78 %), the nursing profession n = 59 (20 %), < 26 years of age n = 215 (73 %) and enrolled in first year studies n = 123 (42 %). Using a paired t-test repeated measure self-reported empathy levels improved at p < 0.0001, mean 114.34 vs. 120.32 (d = 0.22). This project has shown that self-reported empathy levels have been shown to statistically improve following DVD simulation-based workshops.

Nursing students' assessment of pain and decision of triage for different ethnic groups: An experimental study

Pain management is a priority in nursing care but little is known about the factors that affect nursing students' assessment of pain expressed by patients of different ethnic backgrounds. This study examined undergraduate nursing students' assessment of pain and decision of triage when pain was expressed in different languages and their relation to students' empathy and social identity. Comparison between students with and without clinical experience was also carried out. This is a cross-sectional quantitative design. This study took place at a university in Hong Kong. 74 female undergraduate nursing students. Students listened to eight audio recordings in which an individual expressed pain in one of the two dialects of Chinese, either Cantonese or Putonghua. For each dialect, two recordings depicted mild pain and two depicted severe pain. After listening to each recording, students rated the pain level and indicated their decision of triage. Subsequently, students completed a questionnaire that measured their empathy and social identity and reported their demographics. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and t-tests. Severe pain described in Putonghua was rated as more intense than that described in Cantonese but it was not classified as more urgent. Students with clinical experience tended to perceive mild pain as less painful and less urgent than those without clinical experience. For mild pain described in Cantonese, students with clinical experience evaluated it as more urgent than those without such experience. The empathy level of students with and without clinical experience was comparable. Students with more empathy, especially those without clinical experience, reported heightened perceived intensity of severe pain described in Putonghua. Nurse educators should note that empathy, social identity, and clinical experience may alter students' pain assessment of patients from different ethnicities. Pain education needs to be reinforced.

Empati Geliştirme Grup Rehberliği Programının İlkokul İkinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Empati Düzeylerine Etkisi

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of empathy development program on empathy levels of second grade elementary school students. The sample consisted of 20 (10 experiment group, 10 control group) second grade students from an elementary school in Bakirkoy, Istanbul. In the study a pretest -posttest control group design was utilized. The experimental group took 8 sessions empathy development program developed by the researchers. Scale of Empathy for Children, developed by Bryant (1982) and adapted by Yuksel (2003) was used for collecting data from both experimental and control groups. In order to determine the significant differences between the scores experiment and control groups, two way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted. The results indicated that empathy development program increased the empathy levels’ of the students in experimental group but there was no significant difference for the control group

Undergraduate paramedic students' empathy levels: A two-year longitudinal study

Empathetic healthcare attitudes in patient care have been credited with increasing patient compliance, facilitating greater prognostic accuracy, enhancing patient satisfaction, reducing patient stress levels, minimising the rate of medical errors and achieving optimal physiological results. However, whether paramedic students have empathetic attitudes is largely unknown. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the extent of empathy in paramedic students over a two-year period from six Australian universities. This was a cross-sectional study employing a convenience sample of first, second, and third year undergraduate paramedic students during May 2011 and 2012. Student empathy levels were measured using the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy – Health Profession Students’ version (JSPE-HPS). A total of 1,719 students participated in the study of which 57% (n = 979) were females. The two-year overall JSPE-HPS mean was 105.92 ( SD = 12.85). Females had greater mean JSPE-HPS empathy scores than males 107.45 v 103.86 ( p < .0001, d = 0.28). Interestingly, JSPE-HPS empathy scores did not decline as students progressed through their degree ( p = .541). Results from this two-year study provide the paramedic discipline with important empirical evidence in its attempt to better understand the complex construct of empathy.

Reflective writing and its impact on empathy in medical education: systematic review.

Purpose:Medical schools are increasingly aware of the ways in which physician empathy can have a profound impact on patients’ lives and have developed humanities initiatives to address this concern. Reflective writing in particular is more commonly promoted in medical curricula, but there is limited research on the impact of reflective writing on medical student empathy levels. It aims to find the emotional effects of reflective writing interventions on medical and healthcare students by systemic review.Methods:Two investigators independently reviewed educational publications for critical analysis. This review focused systematically on quantitative papers that measure the impact of reflective writing on empathy.Results:Of the 1,032 studies found on Medline and CINAHL, only 8 used quantitative measures pre- and postwritten reflection to measure any impact on empathy outcomes. The outcomes measured included impact of reflective writing exercises on student wellness, aptitude, and/or clinical skills. Of these studies, a significant change in student empathy was observed in 100% of the studies, demonstrating a significant change in outcomes.Conclusion:Although the lack of homogeneity in outcome measurement in the literature limits possible conclusion from this review, the overwhelmingly positive reporting of outcomes suggests that reflective writing should be considered in any medical curriculum.

Empathy levels among health professional students: a cross-sectional study at two universities in Australia.

BackgroundEmpathy is paramount in the health care setting, optimizing communication and rapport with patients. Recent empirical evidence suggests that empathy is associated with improved clinical outcomes. Therefore, given the importance of empathy in the health care setting, gaining a better understanding of students’ attitudes and self-reported empathy is important. The objective of this study was to examine self-reported empathy levels of students enrolled in different health disciplines from two large Australian universities.Materials and methodsA total of 1,111 students from two different universities enrolled in eight different health professions were administered the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy – Health Profession Students version, a 20-item 7-point Likert scale questionnaire to evaluate self-reported empathy levels.ResultsA total of 1,111 students participated in this study. The majority of participants were from Monash University (n=771), with 340 students from Edith Cowan University. No statistically significant differences were found between universities: Monash University (mean 110.1, standard deviation [SD] 11.8); Edith Cowan University (mean 109.2, SD 13.3, P=0.306). The mean female empathy score (mean 110.8, SD 11.7) was significantly higher than the mean male score (mean 105.3, SD 13.5; P<0.0001; d=0.44). Paramedic students had significantly lower empathy scores (mean 106.3, SD 12.73) than all other participants except nursing students (P<0.0001).ConclusionResults relating to sex are reflective of previous studies. There is some discrepancy in results relating to empathy and its incline/decline as students progress through a program. Further study is warranted to explore why there are variations in empathy levels in students of different health disciplines.

The Impact of Simulated Medical Consultations on the Empathy Levels of Students at One Medical School

PurposeTo examine the impact of simulated medical consultations using standardized patients (SPs) on the empathy levels of fourth- and sixth-year students at the Unicamp medical school in Brazil.MethodThroughout 2011 and 2012, the authors conducted this study with two classes of fourth-year (n = 124) and two classes of sixth-year (n = 123) medical students. Students completed the medical student version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy before and after simulated medical consultations with SPs, followed by an in-depth debriefing dealing with the feelings of the patient about the disease, such as fear, guilt, anger, and abandonment; the feelings of the doctor towards the patient; and other topics as they arose.ResultsThe simulation activity increased the empathy scores of the fourth-year students (from 115.8 to 121.1, P < .001, effect size = 0.61) and of the sixth-year students (from 117.1 to 123.5, P < .001, effect size = 0.64).ConclusionsAlthough the study results were obtained via self-report—a limitation—they suggest that the effective simulation of medical consultations with SPs may improve medical students’ empathy levels. One unexpected result was that this activity, during the debriefing, became a forum for debating topics such as the doctor–patient relationship, the hidden curriculum, negative role models, and emotionally significant experiences of students in medical school. This kind of activity in itself may influence young doctors to become more empathetic and compassionate with their patients and foster a more meaningful way of practicing medicine.

Measurement of Empathy Levels in Undergraduate Paramedic Students

Paramedics rely on establishing a health provider-patient relationship with patients that promotes two-way communication, patient satisfaction, and facilitates appropriate patient assessment and treatment. Paramedics also must have an ability to empathize with patients and their family members in order to develop a successful health provider-patient relationship. The objective of this study was to assess paramedics' empathy and attitudes toward patients with specific conditions. This was a cross-sectional study using a convenience sample of first-, second-, and third-year, Australian undergraduate paramedic students. Student empathy levels were assessed using two standardized self-reporting instruments: the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) Health Professional (HP) version and the Medical Condition Regard Scale (MCRS). A total of 94 paramedic students participated in the study. The JSPE demonstrated that male paramedic students had higher mean empathy scores than did female paramedic students (113.25 and 107.5, respectively; P = .042). The JSPE empathy level scores were lowest among first-year paramedic students (mean = 107.53); age was not found to be a significant variable on empathy scores. The Medical Condition Regard Scale revealed lowest scores in compassion towards substance abuse (mean = 46.42). The results of this study provide the discipline of paramedic health care with useful data, and provide students, academics, and other educators with important information regarding the improvement of the health provider-patient relationship and paramedic education curriculum development.

Paramedic empathy levels: results from seven Australian universities

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the extent of empathy in paramedic students across seven Australian universities.Design/methodology/approachA cross‐sectional study was carried out using a paper‐based questionnaire employing a convenience sample of first, second, and third year undergraduate paramedic students. Student empathy levels were measured using a standardised self‐reporting instrument: the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy‐Health Profession Students (JSPE‐HPS).FindingsA total of 783 students participated in the study, of which 57 per cent were females. The overall JSPE‐HPS mean score was 106.74 (SD=14.8). Females had greater mean empathy scores than males 108.69 v 103.58 (p=0.042). First year undergraduate paramedic mean empathy levels were the lowest, 106.29 (SD=15.40) with second year's the highest at 107.17 (SD=14.90).Originality/valueThe overall findings provide a framework for educators to begin constructing guidelines focusing on the need to incorporate, promote and instil empathy into paramedic students in order to better prepare them for future out‐of‐hospital healthcare practice.

An assessment of undergraduate paramedic students' empathy levels

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of empathy in paramedic students across seven Australian universities. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a paper-based questionnaire employing a convenience sample of first, second, and third year undergraduate paramedic students. Student empathy levels were measured using the Medical Condition Regard Scale (MCRS). Results: A total of 783 students participated in the study of which 57% were females. The medical conditions: intellectual disability, attempted suicide, and acute mental illness all produced mean scores above 50 suggesting good empathetic regard, while patients presenting with substance abuse produced the lowest mean score (M=41.57, SD= 12.29). There was a statistically significant difference between males (M=49.79) and females (M=51.61) for patients with intellectual disability (t(778)=2.76, p=0.006). Conclusions: The findings from this study found that student reported poor empathetic regard for patients with substance abuse, while female students report higher levels of empathy than their male colleagues across each medical condition. The overall findings provide a framework for educators to begin constructing guidelines focusing on the need to incorporate, promote and instil empathy into paramedic students in order to better prepare them for future out-of-hospital healthcare practice.

Comparing Empathy Levels in Students at the Beginning and End of a Nursing Program

Researchers of a mid-size regional university in the United States used a survey to compare and measure the empathy levels of first semester baccalaureate undergraduate nursing students with students at the end of the same nursing program using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (Nursing Student Version). They found nursing students graduating at the end of their baccalaureate undergraduate nursing program do not have significantly different empathy levels when compared to nursing students at the beginning of the program. Implications for nursing educators include incorporating teaching strategies to improve nurses’ empathy.