Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Empathic care is considered extremely important by patients and providers alike but there is still an ample need for assessing empathy among healthcare students and professionals and identifying appropriate educational interventions to improve it. This study aims to assess empath...
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| author | Kelsey Wenger Lauren Reist Andrea Achenbach Kimberly Dukes Michelle Fravel Laura Knockel Francis Kuehnle Jeffrey Reist Manish Suneja Chandler Pendleton Xian Jin Xie Leonardo Marchini |
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| description | Abstract Background Empathic care is considered extremely important by patients and providers alike but there is still an ample need for assessing empathy among healthcare students and professionals and identifying appropriate educational interventions to improve it. This study aims to assess empathy levels and associated factors among students at different healthcare colleges at the University of Iowa. Methods An online survey was delivered to healthcare students, including nursing, pharmacy, dental, and medical colleges (IRB ID #202,003,636). The cross-sectional survey included background questions, probing questions, college-specific questions, and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professionals Student version (JSPE-HPS). To examine bivariate associations, Kruskal Wallis and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used. A linear model with no transformation was used in the multivariable analysis. Results Three hundred students responded to the survey. Overall JSPE-HPS score was 116 (± 11.7), consistent with other healthcare professional samples. There was no significant difference in JSPE-HPS score among the different colleges (P = 0.532). Conclusion Controlling for other variables in the linear model, healthcare students’ view of their faculty’s empathy toward patients and students’ self-reported empathy levels were significantly associated with students’ JSPE-HPS scores. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e12262e57e640aa901e4e0e44232ef52023-03-22T11:36:50ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202023-02-012311710.1186/s12909-023-04090-xEmpathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional studyKelsey Wenger0Lauren Reist1Andrea Achenbach2Kimberly Dukes3Michelle Fravel4Laura Knockel5Francis Kuehnle6Jeffrey Reist7Manish Suneja8Chandler Pendleton9Xian Jin Xie10Leonardo Marchini11The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsThe University of Iowa College of PharmacyThe University of Iowa College of NursingThe University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineThe University of Iowa College of PharmacyThe University of Iowa College of PharmacyThe University of Iowa College of NursingThe University of Iowa College of PharmacyThe University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineThe University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsThe University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsCase Western Reserve University School of Dental MedicineAbstract Background Empathic care is considered extremely important by patients and providers alike but there is still an ample need for assessing empathy among healthcare students and professionals and identifying appropriate educational interventions to improve it. This study aims to assess empathy levels and associated factors among students at different healthcare colleges at the University of Iowa. Methods An online survey was delivered to healthcare students, including nursing, pharmacy, dental, and medical colleges (IRB ID #202,003,636). The cross-sectional survey included background questions, probing questions, college-specific questions, and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professionals Student version (JSPE-HPS). To examine bivariate associations, Kruskal Wallis and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used. A linear model with no transformation was used in the multivariable analysis. Results Three hundred students responded to the survey. Overall JSPE-HPS score was 116 (± 11.7), consistent with other healthcare professional samples. There was no significant difference in JSPE-HPS score among the different colleges (P = 0.532). Conclusion Controlling for other variables in the linear model, healthcare students’ view of their faculty’s empathy toward patients and students’ self-reported empathy levels were significantly associated with students’ JSPE-HPS scores.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04090-xAttitude of Health PersonnelCompassionate careDental EducationEmpathyHealth PersonnelMedical Education |
| spellingShingle | Kelsey Wenger Lauren Reist Andrea Achenbach Kimberly Dukes Michelle Fravel Laura Knockel Francis Kuehnle Jeffrey Reist Manish Suneja Chandler Pendleton Xian Jin Xie Leonardo Marchini Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study BMC Medical Education Attitude of Health Personnel Compassionate care Dental Education Empathy Health Personnel Medical Education |
| title | Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university a cross sectional study |
| topic | Attitude of Health Personnel Compassionate care Dental Education Empathy Health Personnel Medical Education |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04090-x |
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