Sánchez-Torres Alba, Camps-Font Octavi, Figueiredo Rui, Valmaseda-Castellón Eduard
Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
IDIBELL Institute, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2024 Feb;28(1):267-274. doi: 10.1111/eje.12944. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
An evaluation was made of the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure (CARE) to assess relational empathy in undergraduate dental students. In addition, the influence of demographic, socio-economic and consultation-related factors upon the degree of perceived empathy and overall satisfaction was studied.
A cross-sectional study was carried out in patients seen in the Oral Surgery Unit by fourth year dental students. Dentists, specialized translators and psychologists developed the translation of the questionnaire. After a pilot test, a convenience sample of patients was included. Construct validity was tested by factor analysis using principal component analysis with varimax rotation and Kaiser standardization, and internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach's α.
Two pilot tests were carried out with a panel of experts until the final version of the questionnaire was established. In the validation stage, 191 patients participated (92 men and 99 women), with a mean age of 52.5 ± 17 years. The mean score of the CARE measure was 47.2 ± 4.4, and 57.6% of the patients (n = 110) reported the maximum score on the questionnaire. The final version showed a 1-factor solution explaining 68.6% of the total variance, with excellent final internal consistency (α = 93.4%).
The Spanish version of the CARE measure affords high reliability and validity in assessing relational empathy in dental students. Perceived empathy is related to overall satisfaction. Patient demographics and the number of visits do not influence perceived empathy.
对西班牙语版的咨询与关系共情量表（CARE）的心理测量特性进行了评估，以评估本科牙科学生的关系共情。此外，还研究了人口统计学、社会经济和咨询相关因素对感知共情程度和总体满意度的影响。
对牙科四年级学生在口腔外科就诊的患者进行了横断面研究。牙医、专业翻译人员和心理学家对问卷进行了翻译。经过预试验后，纳入了一个方便样本的患者。通过使用主成分分析和方差最大化旋转以及凯泽标准化的因子分析来测试结构效度，并通过克朗巴赫α系数评估内部一致性。
与一组专家进行了两次预试验，直到问卷的最终版本确定。在验证阶段，191名患者参与（92名男性和99名女性），平均年龄为52.5±17岁。CARE量表的平均得分为47.2±4.4，57.6%的患者（n = 110）在问卷上报告了最高分。最终版本显示出一个单因素解决方案，解释了总方差的68.6%，最终内部一致性极佳（α = 93.4%）。
西班牙语版的CARE量表在评估牙科学生的关系共情方面具有高可靠性和有效性。感知到的共情与总体满意度相关。患者的人口统计学特征和就诊次数不影响感知到的共情。
