From: The development of empathy in the healthcare setting: a qualitative approach
 | Profile of Participants | |||||
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All | Doctor | Nurse | Multidisciplinary team | Medical student | Nursing student | |
Characteristics | N = 60 | N = 5 | N = 11 | N = 5 | N = 21 | N = 18 |
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 40 (66.7) | 5 (100) | 10 (90.9) | 3 (60) | 7 (33.3) | 15 (83.3) |
 Male | 20 (33.3) | - | 1 (9.1) | 2 (40) | 14 (66.7) | 3 (16.7) |
Race | ||||||
 Chinese | 39 (65) | 4 (80) | 5 (45.5) | 4 (80) | 18 (85.7) | 8 (44.4) |
 Malay | 9 (15) | - | 1 (9.1) | 1 (20) | 1 (4.8) | 6 (33.3) |
 Indian | 5 (8.3) | - | 1 (9.1) | - | 2 (9.5) | 2 (11.1) |
 Other | 7 (11.7) | 1 (20) | 4 (36.4) | - | - | 2 (11.1) |
Education | ||||||
 Secondary | 2 (3.3) | - | 1 (9.1) | - | - | 1 (5.6) |
 Post-secondary (non-tertiary) | 32 (53.3) | - | 2 (18.2) | - | 19 (90.5) | 11 (61.1) |
 Polytechnic diploma | 5 (8.3) | - | - | - | 2 (9.5) | 3 (16.7) |
 Bachelors | 14 (23.3) | 3 (60) | 7 (63.6) | 3 (60) | - | 1 (5.6) |
 Masters | 4 (6.7) | 2 (40) | - | 2 (40) | - | - |
 Professional Qualification | 2 (3.3) | - | - | - | - | 2 (11.1) |
 Postgraduate Diploma Certificate | 1 (1.7) | - | 1 (9.1) |  | - | - |
Age (years) | M = 27.9 SD = 8.9 | M = 32.6 SD = 3.9 | M = 36 SD = 13.3 | M = 33.4 SD = 7.9 | M = 22.5 SD = 0.7 | M = 26.4 SD = 7.4 |
Years of Practice |  | M = 6.4 SD = 5.8 | M = 12 SD = 13.8 | M = 9 SD = 8.8 |  |  |