ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry2020
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Levels of Empathy among Undergraduate Dental Students in Pakistan.
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- Evaluation of Dental Student Empathy Scores Using Cognitive and Effective Empathy Measures.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2025Article
- Evaluating empathy level amongst the dental students using jefferson scale of physician empathy- health professional students.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Exploring Professionalism among Final Year Dental Students and New Graduates: Translating Knowledge to Practice.European journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- 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
- Effects of Living Conditions, Political Orientation, and Empathy on Behaviors and Attitudes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Study in the Brazilian Context.Trends in psychology · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on dental education- a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of our study is to determine the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the levels of empathy toward patients among undergraduate dental students in Pakistan. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional, survey-based study was conducted at Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan. After taking an informed consent, a validated and pretested Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) was distributed amongst the undergraduate dental students at two points, one before the COVID-19 existed, and the other after August 7th, 2020, when the COVID-19 cases dropped in Pakistan. Responses were indicated on a five point Likert Scale. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: A one-way ANOVA (analysis of variance) was used to compare the TEQ scores between the different years of education at the dental school. Difference within the groups was analyzed using the post-hoc Tukey test. Pre- and post-COVID-19 comparison was done using the Chi-square test (significance level
resultsA total of 221 out of 260 students in the pre-COVID-19 group, while 210 out of 260 students in the post-COVID-19 group enrolled in the dentistry program participated in the study. Significant difference in the empathy levels was observed in the pre- and post-COVID-19 groups of the same population, i.e., (
conclusionsThis study showed an increase in mean empathy scores among the undergraduate dental students after COVID-19, indicating a significant improvement in their empathy levels during the time of COVID-19. It highlights the impact of the pandemic, whereby death and chaos seem to have brought about an improvement in interpersonal harmony.
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