Table 3 Differences in the mean value of the responses per university and per year of MIM and gender for the total JSPE and for each of its components “Perspective taking”, “Compassionate care” and “Standing in the patient’s shoes”
From: Comparing empathy in medical students of two Portuguese medicine schools
Year of attendance | FMUC | FCS-UBI | p (between universities) (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1° | 3° | 6° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 1° | 3° | 6° | |
JSPE total (Max = 140) | |||||||||
N | 152 | 164 | 104 | 153 | 137 | 85 | 0.215 | 0.038 | 0.308 |
Mean ± SD | 90.3 ± 9.1 | 90.4 ± 5.7 | 85.7 ± 6.9 | 91.8 ± 7.4 | 91.5 ± 7.6 | 86.8 ± 7.1 | |||
Perpespective taking (Max = 70) | |||||||||
N | 152 | 164 | 104 | 153 | 137 | 85 | 0.030 | 0.108 | 0.044 |
Mean ± SD | 59.0 ± 6.1 | 60.4 ± 5.6 | 58.5 ± 5.8 | 60.8 ± 7.3 | 61.0 ± 6.5 | 60.1 ± 5.8 | |||
Compassionate care (Max = 56) | |||||||||
N | 152 | 164 | 104 | 153 | 137 | 85 | 0.037 | 0.019 | 0.741 |
Mean ± SD | 16.8 ± 4.5 | 13.9 ± 3.6 | 14.5 ± 3.1 | 15.9 ± 5.0 | 14.9 ± 3.7 | 14.5 ± 3.6 | |||
Standing in the patient’s shoes (Max = 14) | |||||||||
N | 152 | 164 | 104 | 153 | 137 | 85 | 0.018 | 0.002 | 0.611 |
Mean ± SD | 6.6 ± 2.3 | 8.2 ± 2.2 | 7.2 ± 2.2 | 7.3 ± 2.4 | 7.4 ± 2.6 | 7.0 ± 2.5 | |||
Gender | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |||
JSPE total (Maximum = 140) | |||||||||
N | 278 | 120 | 282 | 93 | 0.045 | 0.071 | |||
Mean ± SD | 89.0 ± 8.1 | 89.8 ± 6.8 | 90.4 ± 7.7 | 91.0 ± 7.4 | |||||
Perspective taking (Max = 70) | |||||||||
N | 278 | 120 | 282 | 93 | 0.001 | 0.777 | |||
Mean ± SD | 59.7 ± 5.7 | 58.9 ± 6.1 | 61.3 ± 6.4 | 58.8 ± 7.0 | |||||
Compassionate care (Max = 56) | |||||||||
N | 278 | 120 | 282 | 93 | 0.874 | 0.174 | |||
Mean ± SD | 14.8 ± 3.9 | 15.9 ± 4.1 | 14.7 ± 4.1 | 16.6 ± 4.4 | |||||
Standing in the patient’s shoes (Max = 14) | |||||||||
N | 278 | 120 | 282 | 93 | 0.321 | 0.704 | |||
Mean ± SD | 7.3 ± 2.4 | 7.6 ± 2.3 | 7.1 ± 2.5 | 7.7 ± 2.4 | |||||