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Empathy and burnout of emergency professionals of a health region: A cross-sectional study.
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- Burnout, stress, and resilience in pediatric onco-hematology rehabilitation: results from the multicenter Rehabilitation Burnout Study (REBURN).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Burnout and empathy in dental students: a cross-sectional study of their association and related factors.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Empathy, Burnout, and Attitudes Toward Patients with Mental Disorders Among Mental Health Nurse Residents in Spain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Perceptions of mental health literacy, stigma, empathy, and confidence in managing patients with psychiatric disorders among doctors and nurses working in a Singapore emergency department.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Frequency and determinants of words, gestures, and attitudes experienced as disrespectful during childbirth and postpartum: A national population-based study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Observational
- Relationship between empathy and burnout as well as potential affecting and mediating factors from the perspective of clinical nurses: a systematic review.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Quality of Professional Life and Empathy of Healthcare Workers in an Emergency Department of General Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Adaptive emotion regulation might prevent burnout in emergency healthcare professionals: an exploratory study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The relationship between Empathy and listening styles is complex: implications for doctors in training.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Experiences of burnout, anxiety, and empathy among health profession students in Qatar University during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Provision of Compassionate and Empathic Care as a Well-Being Preservation Tool for Emergency Physicians: A Scoping Review.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2023Article
- Motivating change in resident language use through narrative medicine workshops.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Analysis of factors influencing the attitudes towards the elderly of nursing students based on empathy and end-of-life care: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey in Spanish urgency healthcare personnel: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Predictive model for the preparedness level of the family caregiver.International journal of nursing practice · 2022Article
- An emergency medicine physician well-being study focusing on gender differences and years of practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2022Article
- How Did the Pandemic Affect Communication in Clinical Settings? A Qualitative Study with Critical and Emergency Care Nurses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to assess the association between levels of empathy and burnout of emergency professionals in all the assistance levels.A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the health region of Lleida and the Pyrenees with 100 professionals from the field of Urgency. Participation reached 40.8%. Empathy and burnout were measured using the Spanish versions of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) respectively. The total MBI score and its 3 dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment) were analyzed. The JSPE and MBI scores were categorized into tertiles that were identified as "low," "moderate," and "high" levels.The median (interquartile range) was 112 (102-123) and 37 (27-53.5) for the JSPE and MBI scores respectively. Professionals with high burnout (MBI≥47) showed the lowest levels of empathy, that is, JSPE score of 105 (98-114); those with moderate burnout (31≤MBI < 47) had a JSPE score of 114 (104.5-120.5); and those with low burnout (MBI < 31) had a JSPE score of 120.5 (105.8-127.2). In addition, the highest levels of empathy were associated with the lowest levels of burnout, especially in depersonalization, and to a lesser extent in personal accomplishment. There were no differences in empathy and burnout for any of the other study variables.Our findings suggest that the empathy of emergency professionals is associated with burnout. Hence, reducing professional burnout could help keep emergency professionals' empathy levels high, which in turn would ensure a better quality of care. Nevertheless, it would be necessary to carry out prospective studies to describe the profiles of burnout and empathy as well as their association and evolution.
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