Longitudinal Assessment of Empathy and Burnout Across a Single Pharmacy Class Cohort.

Autor: Cole JD; University of South Florida, Taneja College of Pharmacy, Tampa, FL, USA., Ruble MJ; University of South Florida, Taneja College of Pharmacy, Tampa, FL, USA. Electronic address: mruble@usf.edu., Jacoby JL; Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (USF-MCOM), Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA., Smith AB; Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (USF-MCOM), Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA., Duka S; Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (USF-MCOM), Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA., Kincaid H; Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (USF-MCOM), Lehigh Valley Campus, Allentown, PA, USA., Quinn JF; University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (USF-MCOM), Tampa Campus, Tampa, FL, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of pharmaceutical education [Am J Pharm Educ] 2024 Jan; Vol. 88 (1), pp. 100604. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100604
Abstrakt: Objective: This is a final analysis of longitudinal evaluation of burnout and empathy among a cohort of Doctor of Pharmacy students throughout their 4-year enrollment.
Methods: The class of 2021 received sequential Qualtrics (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) surveys containing 2 validated survey instruments, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Surveys were disseminated at the start of the program (PY1 start ) and the end of each academic year (PY1 end , PY2, PY3, PY4). Linear mixed models accounting for repeated measures, Generalized Estimating Equation, and Cochran's Q statistic were used to evaluate longitudinal change in the Jefferson Scale of Empathy and Maslach Burnout Inventory survey scores, categorized subscales, and burnout.
Results: Matched survey responses were included for 91 students (85.8% response rate). Across all years, a decrease in empathy and professional efficacy and an increase in exhaustion and cynicism was seen. High categorical levels of exhaustion and cynicism indicated evidence of burnout throughout the program. Year-to-year analysis indicated statistically significant increases in exhaustion and cynicism between PY1 start and all subsequent assessments, a decrease in professional efficacy from PY1 start to PY1 end and PY2, and a decrease in empathy for PY1 start to PY1 end .
Conclusion: Students reported trends of decreasing empathy and professional efficacy, with a simultaneous increase in exhaustion and cynicism. Further evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 on these results, as well as additional methods to support overall student wellness, is needed.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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