| Evaluation of empathy among Korean medical students: a cross-sectional study using the Korean Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy. | |
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PMID: 20563934 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Empathy is an essential element of physician professionalism. Thus, proper evaluation and education of empathy in medical students is important for medical education. PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean Student-Version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE-S). METHODS: The scale was completed cross-sectionally by 493 medical students at Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea. RESULTS: Item-total correlations were all positive and statistically significant. Cronbach's coefficient alpha was 0.84. A factor structure similar to that from American medical students was observed. The mean score of 5.2 +/- 0.6 was obtained. Significant differences in the empathy scores were observed among years in medical school but not between genders. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide support for the reliability and validity of the Korean JSPE-S and indicate that it can serve as a useful instrument for assessing empathy among Korean medical students. |
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Authors:
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Myoung-Sun Roh; Bong-Jin Hahm; Dong Hun Lee; Dae Hun Suh |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies |
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Title: Teaching and learning in medicine Volume: 22 ISSN: 1532-8015 ISO Abbreviation: Teach Learn Med Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-21 Completed Date: 2011-01-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910884 Medline TA: Teach Learn Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 167-71 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
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Analysis of Variance Attitude of Health Personnel* Cross-Sectional Studies Empathy* Female Humans Korea Male Physician's Role / psychology* Physicians / psychology* Psychometrics Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Schools, Medical* Statistics as Topic Students, Medical / psychology* |
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