Analysis of Empathy in Physical Therapy Students

Lee, Chang Ryeol; Park, Min

doi:10.20540/jiaptr.2018.9.4.1586

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“…Our study found no significant difference in empathy scores between gender; unlike in most studies, women typically outscore men in different versions of the JSE. 9 An empathy study 41 done on 49 Korean PT-S reported female students being significantly more empathic than male students. Another study 31 also found female PT self-reporting higher empathy levels than male PT.…”

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Finding Echoes: An Exploration of Empathy Among Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students in Singapore

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Loh

Ong

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Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

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Background Empathy is an essential antecedent in motivating healthcare professionals to treat and care for their patients with compassion – few studies had explored empathy on healthcare workers. Currently, no data reported empathy amongst physiotherapists and physiotherapy students in Singapore. Objectives This study aims to: 1) measure and explore within- and between-group differences in empathy scores amongst physiotherapists and physiotherapy students in Singapore, and 2) compare the results with similar studies locally and overseas. Methods This cross-sectional survey recruited 187 participants (37 physiotherapists and 150 physiotherapy students) via convenience sampling. Participants completed the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) Health Professions (JSE-HP) and the JSE-Health Professions Students (JSE-HPS), correspondingly. The 20-item JSE-HP and JSE-HPS are validated self-reported questionnaires that measure clinical empathy using a 7-point Likert scale. Summed scores range from 20 to 140, with higher scores suggesting a higher level of empathy. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, independent-sample t-tests and one-way analyses of variance. Results The mean score of JSE-HP and JSE-HPS was 110.89±11.37 and 112.43±10.73, respectively. No statistically significant differences found between gender, physiotherapists and physiotherapy students, and years of study. However, physiotherapists scored significantly higher [5.08±1.24 (95% CI 4.67–5.49) vs 4.01±1.36 (95% CI 3.79–4.23), p < .001 ] in the JSE components ‘Walking in Patient's Shoes’. Conclusion Physiotherapists and physiotherapy students in Singapore have similar empathy scores to their counterparts locally and internationally. No statistically significant differences in empathy scores were found. However, physiotherapy students were less able to understand patients' perspectives. This warrants further exploration in developing this vital attribute amongst students.

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