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Table 3 Main and subthemes

From: Influences on students’ empathy in medical education: an exploratory interview study with medical students in their third and last year

Main themes

Subthemes

COURSE OF STUDIES

Hands-on-experience

Role models

Science and theory

Importance of empathy

STUDENTS

Insecurity and lack of routine

Increasing professionalization

Previous work experiences

Professional distance

Mood

Maturity

Lack of empathy

PATIENTS

Easy and difficult patients

State of health

SURROUNDING CONDITIONS

Time pressure/stress

Work environment

Job dissatisfaction