Resumen
Objective: evaluate empathy and its dimensions in two different annual periods and determine the strengths and weaknesses observed in empathy and its dimensions. Material and methods: non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The population was made up of Colombian dental students. The sample consisted of two cohorts: n=326 students, 100% of the population (cohort 2016) and n=207 students, 87.34% of the population (cohort 2022). Empathy was measured by the JES-HPS instrument. A confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and invariance was applied. Comparisons of empathy between cohorts were performed by factorial analysis of variance. Results. the three-dimensional theoretical model was met in both cohorts studied. Reliability levels were acceptable. No relevant statistical differences were found between the cohorts and a decline is observed in the second and fifth grades of empathy and dimensions in general. Conclusions. the values of empathy and its dimensions have remained unchanged over time and empathy is classified as “medium level.” As a consequence of the above, medium levels of empathy could be associated with a deficit in the ability to understand the subjectivity of thought. of the patient and, this situation, complicates a normal empathic attitude.
Título traducido de la contribución | To evaluate the evolution of empathy over time in dental students |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 33-40 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Gaceta Medica Boliviana |
Volumen | 47 |
N.º | 1 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - ene. 2024 |
Palabras clave
- cohort
- cross-sectional design
- dimensions of empathy
- empathy
- invariance
- reliability
Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus
- Medicina General