| Title |
Stability of empathy among undergraduate medical students: A longitudinal study at one UK medical school
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-11-90 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thelma A Quince, Richard A Parker, Diana F Wood, John A Benson |
| Abstract |
Empathy is important to patient care. The prevailing view is that empathy declines during university medical education. The significance of that decline has been debated.This paper reports the findings in respect of two questions relating to university medical education: 1. Do men and women medical students differ in empathy? 2. Does empathy change amongst men and women over time? |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 5 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 198 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 11% |
| Researcher | 21 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 51 | 25% |
| Unknown | 30 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 80 | 39% |
| Psychology | 31 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 23 | 11% |
| Unknown | 46 | 22% |
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