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KMID : 0381520140260030217
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Korean Journal of Medical Education
2014 Volume.26 No. 3 p.217 ~ p.221
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How well do medical students express empathy?
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Hur Ye-Ra
Cho A-Ra
Kim Sun
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Abstract
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Purpose: Empathy is an important trait of a physician and a key element in the physician-patient relationship. This study evaluated the ability to express empathy in medical students.
Methods: Medical student empathy was measured by the modified Pencil-and-Paper Empathy Rating Test of Winefield and Chur-Hansen. The subjects comprised 110 medical students. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis and t-test using SPSS version 21.0 (IBM Corp.).
Results: Empathy rating test scores were low-level in medical students (mean, 12.59). There were no differences in the level of ability to express empathy between genders (t=-1.714, p=0.089).
Conclusion: Our results suggest that practical training in expressing empathy should be included in medical education and that an empathy training program must be focused on changes in behavior.
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KEYWORD
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Medical education, Medical students, Empathy, Communication, Physician-patient relations
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