ASSESSMENT OF EMPATHY AMONG POSTGRADUATE TRAINEES DOCTORS IN PUBLIC TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Jawad Hussain Khyber Medical University, Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Ayaz Ayub Khyber Medical University, Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Ihsan Ullah Khyber Medical University, Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Zia Ul Haq Khyber Medical University, Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i03.37

Keywords:

Empathy, Jeff erson scale, Postgraduate trainees.

Abstract

Objectives: This study's objectives were to evaluate a cohort of medical students who had completed four years of undergraduate training and to fi nd parameters related to clinical empathy.
Methods and materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2021 to august 2021 among postgraduate trainees in public tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan. The objective of the study is to measure the level of empathy among post-graduate doctors working in different tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar Pakistan. For measurement of the level of empathy,
The Jeff erson Scale of Empathy (JSE) was used as a tool. Sociodemographic data and Students' levels of empathy were assessed by using the Jeff erson Empathy scale (JES). IBM SPSS 22 was used for data analysis. The (JES) scores on average were calculated. An independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA, which were signifi cant at a p-value of 0.05, were used to assess the relationship between the mean Jeff erson empathy score and socio-demographic characteristics.
Results: The P value of the ANOVA test across diff erent years of postgraduate study was significant, but it was less than.001, thus it was not utilized to compare empathy scores between hospitals in KTH, LRH, and HMC. The P value for the ANOVA comparing several hospitals was 0.635, which did not indicate signifi cance. Age and empathy had a Pearson correlation of -.085 (r=-.085). Empathy ratings and monthly income had an r=-.285 association. According to the results of multiple linear regression, a rise in age by one unit would increase empathy scores by 0.437 times.
Conclusion: Our research revealed that the level of empathy varied depending on the training year and that after the second year, age ceased to be a factor in predicting empathy.

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Published

2022-09-30

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Jawad Hussain, Ayaz Ayub, Ihsan Ullah, & Zia Ul Haq. (2022). ASSESSMENT OF EMPATHY AMONG POSTGRADUATE TRAINEES DOCTORS IN PUBLIC TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 12(03), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i03.37

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Vol. 12 No. 03 (2022): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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