Empathy score among medical students in Mashhad, Iran: study of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy

Rezayat, Arash Akhavan; Shahini, Najmeh; Asl, Hamid Toofani; Jarahi, Lida; Behdani, Fatemeh; Shojaei, Seyed Reza Habibzadeh; Abadi, Javad Sadeghi Allah

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“…Overall, the mean empathy scores of the medical students in this study (ranging from 114.38±12.76 to 119.58±9.52) are comparable to those in other studies using the JSPE and conducted over the past 11 years [ 27 ]; however, they are higher compared to studies conducted in South Korea (105.90±12.8) [ 28 ], India (96.01±14.56) [ 29 ] and Iran (103.67±15.34) [ 30 ]. In addition, the present study found that the empathy scores up to year 3 were higher but slightly lower during the clinical years.…”

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Relationship between empathy and motivation in undergraduate medical students

Findyartini

Felaza

Setyorini

et al. 2020

GMS Journal for Medical Education; 37(4):Doc43

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Relationship between empathy and motivation in undergraduate medical students

Findyartini

Felaza

Setyorini

et al. 2020

GMS Journal for Medical Education; 37(4):Doc43

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“…Research results concerning empathy in medical students from other cultures were also inconsistent. A study with a sample of 320 medical students across the 1 st to 6th academic years in Brazil detected no significant differences in empathy considering students’ grade [32], whereas research in Iran indicated that the overall level of empathy among medical students in the preclinical period was higher than that in the clinical period [33]. However, another study from India showed that medical students’ empathy scores had a tendency to decline initially and then rebound over time [34].…”

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Empathy, burnout, life satisfaction, correlations and associated socio-demographic factors among Chinese undergraduate medical students: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Wang

Shi

et al. 2019

BMC Med Educ

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Background Medical education is widely known to be a demanding process that may cause various mental health problems, such as burnout, which can lead to lowered levels of life satisfaction among medical students. Research shows that empathy is negatively correlated with burnout, but there are few studies on the relationship among empathy, burnout and life satisfaction in medical students. The objective of the present study is to explore the correlations of empathy and burnout with life satisfaction and the associated socio-demographic factors among Chinese undergraduate medical students. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 1271 undergraduate medical students (age 19.42 ± 1.34 years, 36% male) from 1st to 4th grades completed questionnaires including the Interpersonal Reactivity Index Chinese version (IRI-C), the Maslach Burnout Inventory Modified Chinese version (MBI-MC), the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and socio-demographic characteristics. Statistical analyses included Student’s t-test, one-way ANOVA, post hoc Bonferroni tests, hierarchical linear regression analysis and general linear model-univariate full factorial model. Results Over four academic years, medical students’ empathy levels declined, but their burnout levels almost plateaued and their life satisfaction levels witnessed an initial fall before a rebound. Empathy was correlated with students’ age and grade, and burnout was associated with students’ maternal education. Significant differences in life satisfaction were detected with regard to medical students’ age, academic year, the number of children in the family, place of residence and parents’ educational levels. Conclusions Empathy explained 0.6% of the variance in life satisfaction in contrast to 13.7% of the variance explained by burnout in life satisfaction. Although empathy did not have a main effect on life satisfaction, there was an interaction effect of empathy and burnout on life satisfaction among students of high and low empathy and burnout levels. Students with high levels of empathy and low levels of burnout were most satisfied with life. Medical institutions and related authorities need to find effective measures to enhance students’ empathy levels and reduce burnout to improve their life satisfaction.

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Revisiting the trajectory of medical students’ empathy, and impact of gender, specialty preferences and nationality: a systematic review

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Background: Empathy allows a physician to understand the patient's situation and feelings and respond appropriately. Consequently, empathy gives rise to better diagnostics and clinical outcomes. This systematic review investigates the level of empathy among medical students across the number of educational years and how this level relates to gender, specialty preferences, and nationality. Method: In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), the authors conducted a systematic search of studies published between February 2010 and March 2019 investigating the level of empathy among medical students. The databases PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched. Studies employing quantitative methodologies and published in English or Scandinavian language and examining medical students exclusively were included. Results: Thirty studies were included of which 24 had a cross-sectional and 6 a longitudinal study design. In 14 studies, significantly lower levels of empathy were reported by increase in the number of educational years. The remaining 16 studies identified both higher, mixed and unchanged levels. In 18 out of 27 studies it was reported that females had higher empathy scores than males. Only three out of nine studies found an association between empathy scores and specialty preferences. Nine out of 30 studies reported a propensity towards lower mean empathy scores in non-Western compared to Western countries. Conclusion: The results revealed equivocal findings concerning how the empathy level among medical students develops among medical students across numbers of educational years and how empathy levels are associated with gender, specialty preferences, and nationality. Future research might benefit from focusing on how students' empathy is displayed in clinical settings, e.g. in clinical encounters with patients, peers and other health professionals.

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Empathy score among medical students in Mashhad, Iran: study of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Relationship between empathy and motivation in undergraduate medical students

Relationship between empathy and motivation in undergraduate medical students

Empathy, burnout, life satisfaction, correlations and associated socio-demographic factors among Chinese undergraduate medical students: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Revisiting the trajectory of medical students’ empathy, and impact of gender, specialty preferences and nationality: a systematic review

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