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Empathy in Undergraduate Medical Students of Bangladesh: Psychometric Analysis and Differences by Gender, Academic Year, and Specialty Preferences
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Mostafa, Asma Hoque, Rozina Mostafa, Md Rana, Md. Mashud Mostafa, Faisal |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Empathy is considered to be associated with better patient compliance, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes. The aim of the study is to measure and examine empathy among a sample of undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh. It was a cross-sectional study and all the medical students of first through fifth year enrolled at Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College during the study period of 2014 were surveyed. Participants anonymously completed the Jefferson Scale of Empathy Medical Student version translated into Bengali language, a valid and reliable 20-item self-administered questionnaire. Principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were calculated to check validity and reliability of the scale. ANOVA was used to examine the differences in empathy between gender, academic years, and specialty preferences. The mean empathy score was 110.41 ± 13.59. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.88. There were significant associations between gender and empathy scores. The level of empathy in medical students gradually increases after clinical training in medical college. A nonsignificant difference was found between empathy scores and specialty preferences. It is suggested that the medical curriculum in Bangladesh should include more extensive program to promote empathy and other humanistic values among the medical students. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/375439 |
| Starting Page | 375439 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 20907966 |
| e-ISSN | 20907966 |
| Journal | ISRN Psychiatry |
| Volume Number | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
| Publisher Date | 2014-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
| Subject Keyword | Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
