Philosophy and Social Work Department, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. Valldemossa Km 7.5., 07122 Palma, Spain.
School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Av. de los Granados E-12-41 y Colimes esq., Quito EC170125, Ecuador.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 5;18(1):338. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010338.
Empathy plays a fundamental role in health related occupations. In this study, we analysed empathy levels in professionals (117) and students (170) from various healthcare fields in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index was used in an online survey. The results show high levels of empathy in both groups, influenced by age and gender. The students presented higher levels of personal distress, and their age was negatively correlated to empathy. Additionally, professionals working in physical health scored higher levels of personal distress compared to those in the field of emotional health. COVID-19 has placed social health systems in great stress. Despite this, the personal capacities for empathy of both students and health professionals have not been diminished.
同理心在与健康相关的职业中起着至关重要的作用。在这项研究中,我们分析了厄瓜多尔在 COVID-19 大流行期间来自不同医疗保健领域的专业人员(117 人)和学生(170 人)的同理心水平。我们采用人际反应指数在线调查法进行研究。结果表明,两组人员的同理心水平都很高,并且受到年龄和性别因素的影响。学生们表现出更高水平的个人困扰,而他们的年龄与同理心呈负相关。此外,与从事心理健康领域的专业人员相比,从事身体健康工作的专业人员表现出更高水平的个人困扰。COVID-19 使社会健康系统承受了巨大的压力。尽管如此,学生和医疗保健专业人员的个人同理心能力并没有减弱。