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Table 1 Demographic information of participants

From: The development of empathy in the healthcare setting: a qualitative approach

 

Profile of Participants

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

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