Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

Measurement Properties of an Arabic Version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) in Moroccan Medical Students

SOUMAYA BENMAAMAR; HALIMA AMRI; IBTISSAM EL HARCH; SAMIRA EL FAKIR; KARIMA EL RHAZI

Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 37-44

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.100266.1884

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Introduction: Empathy is an essential communication skill in the doctor-patient relationship. In fact, measuring its level in medical students is becoming increasingly important. There ... Read More Introduction: Empathy is an essential communication skill in the doctor-patient relationship. In fact, measuring its level in medical students is becoming increasingly important. There is aLack of tools to measure it in Morocco. The aim of this study was to validate the Arabic version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) among Moroccan medical students.Methods: The questionnaire was translated from its original English version to Arabic in accordance with international guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures.After translation and transcultural adaptation, the final Arabic version was administered to a sample of Moroccan medical students. Descriptive statistics at the item level and at the scalelevel were calculated. The internal consistency, reproducibility, criterion, and construct validity were assessed. A multitrait scale analysis was used to examine construct validity. To measurecriterion validity, the Arabic JSE scale was correlated to a visual analog scale (VAS), measuring the level of empathy. The mean of score was compared by gender, year of medical training, andspecialty preference using the Student (t) and ANOVA tests. All statistical analyses were performed by SPSS, Version 26.Results: A total of 201 students participated in the study. The average empathy score was 105.1±13.4. It was higher in female than male students (P=0.003). The Cronbach alpha was 0.76. The instrument has moderate test-retest reliability (ICC=0.6). The results showed a positive and significant correlation between Arabic JSE and VAS (r=0.28, P<0.0001). The multitrait scalinganalysis by testing convergent and discriminant validity confirmed the original scale structure.Conclusion: The adapted Moroccan version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy proved to be a valid instrument. It demonstrated an acceptable reliability and validity. Indeed, it can be used innational studies to measure empathy in medical students.

The Association of “First 1000 Days of Life” Training Program on Communication Skill and Empathy of Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

KHAERIAH AMRU; FIRDAUS HAMID; ICHLAS NANANG AFANDI; ASTY AMALIA; BUDU MANNYU; BERTI JULIAN NELWAN; NASRUDDIN ANDI MAPPAWARE

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 222-229

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2023.98979.1820

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Introduction: 1000 First Days of Life (1000FDL) training program is carried out for 2 years from the 3rd to 6th semester;in this program, students are asked to accompany pregnant women ... Read More

Empathy scores amongst undergraduate medical students and its correlation to their academic performance

ARSLAAN JAVAEED; ASIFA ABDUL RASHEED; ANUM MANZOOR; QURRA TUL- AIN; PRINCE RAPHAEL D COSTA; SANNIYA KHAN GHAURI

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 99-104

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2022.93026.1512

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Introduction: Empathy is one of the soft skills required for building rapport and having meaningful patient-doctor interaction. Its effect on academic performance at the undergraduate ... Read More Introduction: Empathy is one of the soft skills required for building rapport and having meaningful patient-doctor interaction. Its effect on academic performance at the undergraduate level amongst Pakistani medical students is not known. This study was done to assess the relationship between empathy and gender, and the academic performance of undergraduate medical students of Azad Kashmir.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, from May 2018 to May 2019. The sample size for this study consisted of 200 students, determined by Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination chart. Students who agreed to participate in the study were enrolled according to convenience sampling using google forms. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) questionnaire was utilized as the data collection tool. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. The ethical review board approved the study. Comparisons between males and females at the IRI questions level, IRI domains level, and total IRI were made using the Mann-Whitney U test. The Spearman Rank Correlation test was used to assess the correlation between academic performance, IRI domains, and total IRI scores. A one-way ANOVA test was done to assess the relationship between academic performance and their study years. Results: A total of one hundred and fifty-one students (males 83, females 68, response rate 75.5%) participated in the study from the third to the final year of medical college. The mean empathyscores of males and females were 90.76±8.39 and 91.72±9.76 (P=0.552). On the empathic concern scale, female students had significantly higher empathy scores (25.44±3.49) than males(23.78±3.88) (P=0.008). No significant correlation was found between the empathy scores and academic performance, using Spearman’s correlation test (P>0.05).Conclusion: Females showed significantly higher empathy scores than males for two Interpersonal Reactivity Index items and empathic concern scale. Overall, male and female students had similar total empathy scores. The relationship between empathy and academic performance was non-significant.

The influence of role-modeling on the clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study

NAHID AHMADIAN YAZDI; SHOALEH BIGDELI; KAMRAN SOLTANI ARABSHAHI; SAEIDEH GHAFFARIFAR

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 35-41

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.41043

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Introduction: Clinical empathy ascertains the quality of doctorpatientrelationship and entails beneficial outcomes for bothparties. Role-modeling is a major factor in promoting clinicalempathy ... Read More

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Measurement Properties of an Arabic Version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) in Moroccan Medical Students

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The Association of “First 1000 Days of Life” Training Program on Communication Skill and Empathy of Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Empathy scores amongst undergraduate medical students and its correlation to their academic performance

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The influence of role-modeling on the clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study

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