Naila Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed Shahid, Mehak Ahma D, Asad Shaheer Khan.
What is Level of Empathy of Our Medical Students?.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):591-2.

Background: Medical students in any medical college are considered as most intelligent and educated people. But it is important to know the personality traits of the medical students. Aim : To determine the level of empathy among final year medical students and to determine the difference in two genders Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Avicenna Medical College, Lahore. The total duration of this study was 3 months. All the final year medical students studying in our college were included in the study. We used Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IR I) for determination of Empathy score. All data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 89 students were included and mean age was found as 22.90+/-0.905 years. Most of the students were female in this study. The mean empathy scale score was found as 61.84+/-10.47 of our students. The total empathy score and its subscales were stratified for gender and it was found that empathy score was higher in females than males in all subscales and in total scores. However, this difference was significant in empathic concern only. Conclusion: We conclude that empathy is higher in females than males in our medical students. So we recommend special workshops on the topic to be inculcated into our medical students, particularly in male medical students.

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