Table 4 Comparison between male (n = 351) and female (n = 470) responses on the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy*
From: Psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy
Dimension | Male | Female | t | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Â |
Compassionate care | 5.70 | 0.70 | 6.08 | 0.58 | 7.12‡ |
Perspective taking | 5.10 | 0.85 | 5.50 | 0.76 | 3.02†|
Emotional detachment | 4.08 | 0.99 | 4.40 | 0.98 | 2.20†|