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Investigating the relation between self-assessment and patients' assessments of physicians-in-training empathy: a multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study in three teaching hospitals in Brazil.
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- Empathy levels among health professional students at a large midwestern public university - a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
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- The Effects of Physicians' Communication and Empathy Ability on Physician-Patient Relationship from Physicians' and Patients' Perspectives.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2022Article
- Establishing Validity Evidence for Parallel Patient-Provider Empathy Scales to Drive Self-reflection.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2022Article
- Understanding of empathetic communication in acute hospital settings: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Game of Mirrors: Health Profiles in Patient and Physician Perceptions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between dispositional empathy and self-other distinction in Irish and Belgian medical students: a cross-sectional analysis.BMJ open · 2021Article
- The influence of patient perception of physician empathy on patient satisfaction among attending physicians working with residents in an emergent care setting.Health science reports · 2021Article
- Empathy variation of undergraduate medical students after early clinical contact: a cross-sectional study in China.BMJ open · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study investigated the associations between self-assessed empathy levels by physicians in training and empathy levels as perceived by their patients after clinical encounters. The authors also examined whether patient assessments were valid and reliable tools to measure empathy in physicians in training.
designA multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study.
settingThis study was conducted in three public teaching hospitals in Brazil.
participantsFrom the 668 patients invited to participate in this research, 566 (84.7%) agreed. Of these, 238 (42%) were male and 328 (58%) were female. From the invited 112 physicians in training, 86 (76.8%) agreed. Of the 86 physicians in training, 35 (41%) were final-year medical students and 51 (59%) were residents from clinical and surgical specialties. The gender distribution was 39 (45%) males and 47 (51%) females. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Physicians in training filled the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSE) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Patients answered the Jefferson Scale of Patient's Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE) and the Consultation and Relational Empathy Scale (CARE).
resultsThis study found non-significant correlations between patient and physicians-in-training self-assessments, except for a weak correlation (0.241, p<0.01) between the JSPPPE score and the JSE compassionate care subscore. CARE and JSPPPE scales proved to be valid and reliable instruments.
conclusionsPhysicians-in-training self-assessments of empathy differ from patient assessments. Knowledge about empathy derived from self-assessment studies probably does not capture the perspective of the patients, who are key stakeholders in patient-centred care. Future research on the development of physician empathy or on outcomes of educational interventions to foster empathy should include patient perspectives.
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