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Ahmadi S, Vaezzadeh M, Alizadeh N, Aghaali M, Habibi A. Effect of Early Patient Contact on the Empathy of Medical Students in Qom, Iran. Qom Univ Med Sci J 2023; 16 (11) :880-889
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1- Department of Medical Education, School of Medical, Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Medical Education, School of Medical, Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,vaezzadem@yahoo.com
3- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kamkar-Arabnia Hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
4- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
2- Department of Medical Education, School of Medical, Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kamkar-Arabnia Hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
4- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Abstract: (626 Views)
Background and Objectives: Empathy is one of the most important concepts in patient care. This study aims to design and implement an early patient contact program and investigate its effect on the empathy of medical students in Qom, Iran.
Methods: This is a case-control interventional study. Sixty-four students from Qom University of Medical Sciences were recruited by a convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The instrument was the Jefferson Scale of Empathy. First, empathy training was provided to the both groups. Then, the intervention group participated at three sessions of attending hospital. The collected data were entered into SPSS software, verion 22 and analyzed by chi-square test and paired t-test.
Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention. After the intervention, the empathy score was 74.04±10.32 in the intervention group and 68.31±8.14 in the control group; the difference between the groups was statistically significant.
The empathy score before the intervention was 65.06±8.56 and after the intervention this score increased to 71.35±9.72. A statistically significant difference was found between the score before and after the intervention (P<005).
Conclusion: Early patient contact before the start of the internship period increases the empathy of medical students.
Methods: This is a case-control interventional study. Sixty-four students from Qom University of Medical Sciences were recruited by a convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The instrument was the Jefferson Scale of Empathy. First, empathy training was provided to the both groups. Then, the intervention group participated at three sessions of attending hospital. The collected data were entered into SPSS software, verion 22 and analyzed by chi-square test and paired t-test.
Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention. After the intervention, the empathy score was 74.04±10.32 in the intervention group and 68.31±8.14 in the control group; the difference between the groups was statistically significant.
The empathy score before the intervention was 65.06±8.56 and after the intervention this score increased to 71.35±9.72. A statistically significant difference was found between the score before and after the intervention (P<005).
Conclusion: Early patient contact before the start of the internship period increases the empathy of medical students.
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Received: 2022/07/29 | Accepted: 2022/12/6 | Published: 2023/01/30
Received: 2022/07/29 | Accepted: 2022/12/6 | Published: 2023/01/30
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