Assessing empathy in final-year medical students using the Persian version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy.

Autor:	Nasiri M; Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Amini M; Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Mani A; Cognitive Neuroscience Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Delavari S; Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Kiani M; Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Sagheb MM; Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran., Tabari P; Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of education and health promotion [J Educ Health Promot] 2021 Aug 31; Vol. 10, pp. 310. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 31 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.4103/jehp.jehp_1539_20
Abstrakt:	Background: A doctor-patient relationship built on the concept of empathy is so essential to attain the best clinical outcomes in medicine. Since empathy has a positive role in interpersonal relationships and medical outcomes, its assessment is highly crucial. The aim of this study was to assess the empathy in last-year medical students using the Persian version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) and correlate empathy scores with demographic features. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, last-year medical students at Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz, Iran, were recruited for this study. In this research, we used the Persian version of JSPE. The validity and reliability of the Persian version of this tool were confirmed in the previous research. For the analysis of data, we employed descriptive statistics and the independent sample t -test. Results: One hundred and eighty-five final-year medical students were included in this study. The maximum score of the questionnaire was 140, and the total mean score of empathy was 98.15 ± 13.29. The females' total mean score (102.05 ± 11.89) was higher than the males' score (93.57 ± 13.46). The difference between the mean score of gender and empathy was significant ( P value <.001), but there was no significant difference between empathy and the two other demographic factors ( P > 0.05). Conclusions: Although physicians would gain the essential characteristics of empathy during their career, attending professors and other responsible policymakers in medical education should focus more on the factors related to physicians' empathy to train better and more professional physicians. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.)
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