Empathetic orientation levels in odontology students of the Universidad del Desarrollo, sede Santiago (Chile)

Revista clínica de periodoncia, implantología y rehabilitación oral

Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile¹  Huberman Casas, Joyce¹  Rodríguez Hopp, María Paz¹  González Providell, Sergio¹  Patricio Díaz Narváez, Víctor¹  Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile¹  Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile¹ 

关键词: Empathy;    Jefferson medical empathy scale;    Empathetic orientation;    Odontology students;    Universidad del Desarrollo;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.piro.2014.11.001

来源: Sociedad de Periodoncia de Chile

【 摘 要 】

Objective To determine the empathetic orientation levels of 1st to 5th year Odontology students studying in the German Clinic Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad del Desarrollo (Santiago), taking into account the year and sex of the students. Material and methods Empathetic orientation was measured in the odontology students using the Jefferson Empathy Scale, Spanish version for Students (version S) validated culturally in Chile. The data on the levels analyzed were compared by means of a three-way variance analysis (Model III). Results There were no statistically significant differences in empathetic orientation between the different years. It could be observed that females had higher levels of empathy compared to males. Conclusions Odontology students (independent of level and/or year) have a high level of empathetic orientation. Females have a higher level of empathetic orientation than males.

【 授权许可】

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