Assessment of empathy among clinical dental students in a teaching dental institution in Telangana State, India
| Autor: | Surya Chandra Varma, K. V. N. R. Pratap, P Vineela, T Madhavi Padma, S Manjula, V Siva Kalyan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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020205 medical informatics
media_common.quotation_subject education India Empathy 02 engineering and technology Life skills 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship 0302 clinical medicine Pedagogy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Institution Medicine empathy media_common students business.industry Mean age 030206 dentistry lcsh:RK1-715 Scale (social sciences) lcsh:Dentistry Dental business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 162-165 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2350-0484 2319-5932 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The understanding of patient's view is considered as an important component in doctor–patient relationship. The health-care provider with an empathetic understanding may perceive patient's need as more reasonable and thus therapeutic. Aim: To assess empathy among clinical dental students in a teaching dental institution. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among clinical dental students during the period between June 2016 and July 2016 in a teaching dental institution in Khammam town. Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Care Provider Student version was used to assess empathy among the students in this study. Gender differences were analyzed using t-test, and one-way ANOVA was used for comparison of empathy scores across year of study. P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 364 students participated in the study with a mean age of 22.76 ± 2.4 years. Males exhibited more empathy (86.54 ± 7) compared to females. The mean empathy level was found to be highest for the postgraduates (85.92 ± 6.5) followed by 3rd year students (P = 0.0943). Conclusion: There is a need to train these students not only from technical point of view but also in “life skills” such as communication, interpersonal relationship and empathy. |
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