El Seifi Omnia S, Alenazi Amal A, Alfuhaymani Asmaa M, Alanazi Alshaymaa A, Alanazi Omayrah A, Alanazi Lama A, Albalawi Nouf M, Alharbi Fatima S, ALQasir Dhuha A
Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, SAU.
Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EGY.
Cureus. 2024 Jan 5;16(1):e51710. doi: 10.7759/cureus.51710. eCollection 2024 Jan.
Background and objective Empathy plays an important role in patient-provider relationships. It is a key aspect of therapy, ensuring accurate diagnosis, and improving compliance and outcomes, all of which contribute to clinician satisfaction. This study aimed to assess the level of empathy among medical students at the University of Tabuk. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at Tabuk University. Data were collected using a self-administered online questionnaire based on the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Student Version (JSPE-S). Results A total of 230 medical students participated in this study. The students' total empathy scores ranged between 55 and 131, with a mean of 99.05 ± 13.75. The highest item score was obtained for the question "Patients feel better when their physicians understand their feelings" (6.34 ± 0.99). Female students had a significantly (p=0.002) higher mean score (100.67 ± 13.06) than males (94.36 ± 14.70). Students from the clinical phase had a significantly higher mean total score compared to those from preclinical phases (100.26 ± 14.34 vs. 96.78 ± 12.33, p=0.043). Students choosing people-oriented specialties had significantly higher mean total scores than those selecting procedure-oriented specialties (100.59 ± 13.72 vs. 95.67 ± 14.46, p=0.033). Conclusion The degree of students' empathy with the patients at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk was found to be highest among females, students in the clinical phase, and students intending to select people-oriented specialties. These findings have implications for medical education programs, highlighting the importance of fostering empathy skills and addressing potential gender differences in empathy development.
背景与目的 同理心在医患关系中起着重要作用。它是治疗的关键方面，有助于准确诊断、提高依从性和改善治疗效果，所有这些都有助于提高临床医生的满意度。本研究旨在评估塔布克大学医学生的同理心水平。方法 对塔布克大学的医学生进行了一项横断面研究。使用基于杰斐逊医生同理心量表学生版（JSPE-S）的自填式在线问卷收集数据。结果 共有230名医学生参与了本研究。学生的同理心总分在55至131分之间，平均分为99.05±13.75。“当医生理解患者感受时，患者感觉会更好”这一问题的得分最高（6.34±0.99）。女生的平均得分（100.67±13.06）显著高于男生（94.36±14.70）（p = 0.002）。与临床前阶段的学生相比，临床阶段的学生平均总分显著更高（100.26±14.34对96.78±12.33，p = 0.043）。选择以人为主的专业的学生平均总分显著高于选择以程序为主的专业的学生（100.59±13.72对95.67±14.46，p = 0.033）。结论 发现塔布克大学医学院学生对患者的同理心程度在女生、临床阶段的学生以及打算选择以人为主的专业的学生中最高。这些发现对医学教育项目具有启示意义，突出了培养同理心技能以及解决同理心发展中潜在性别差异的重要性。
