A quantitative evaluation of empathy using JSE-S Tool, before and after a Medical Humanities Module, amongst first-year medical students in Nepal

Table 5 Comparison of Pre-module versus Post-module scores in each JSE item subgroup

Jefferson Scale of Empathy Item Subgroup	Score Range	Pre-module Score	Post-module Score	p-value
Perspective Taking Score [Mean ± SD]	10–70	59.81 ± 6.42	61.84 ± 5.62	0.0013^a
Compassionate Care Score [Median(IQR)]#	8–56	43.5 (40.75, 48)	47 (43.75, 49)	0.005^b
Standing on Patients’ Shoes Score [Mean ± SD]	2–14	8.74 ± 2.37	8.1 ± 2.73	0.054^a

^aPaired t-test used to test for significance of difference between Pre-module and Post-module scores
^bMedian was computed for this score as it was non-normally distributed and Wilcoxon signed-rank test was applied for testing significance of difference between pre-module and post-module score

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