Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Anne-Kathrin Geier, Stefan Lippmann, Antje Rau, Anne Schrimpf, Markus Bleckwenn, Tobias Deutsch
Summary: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, a classroom-based aging simulation course was replaced with a simple online equivalent. The self-directed online simulation successfully provided students with relevant insights and enhanced their understanding of older patients. Such simulations could be an alternative in healthcare education with limited resources.
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Nursing
Juping Yu, Gareth S. Parsons, Deborah Lancastle, Emma T. Tonkin, Siva Ganesh
Summary: The study found that the novel, immersive digital story intervention had a significant immediate effect on empathy in nursing students. However, sustaining this improvement over the long term would require further development of effective intervention delivery modes and a fundamental redesign of the intervention itself.
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Education & Educational Research
Krzysztof Sobczak, Agata Zdun-Ryzewska, Agata Rudnik
Summary: This study found that university students preparing for medical professions have lower levels of empathy compared to students studying in non-medical programs, and empathy tends to decrease after the third year of studies regardless of university type. Students with Asperger profile and high-functioning autism are more likely to study in universities preparing for medical professions. It is recommended to introduce career counseling when choosing a specialization.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Anne Ulso, Cecilie Valentin Thorngreen, Jens Sondergaard, Christina Maar Andersen
Summary: This study explored Danish medical students' understanding and reflections on the inclusion of medical humanities in medical education, including clinical practice. The findings reveal that medical humanities play a subordinate role in the educational system, and there is a lack of structural empathy incentives in clinical curriculum. A focus on the values, norms, and structures of medical education systems is needed to promote the strong inclusion of medical humanities.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Elina Paloniemi, Ilona Mikkola, Ritva Vatjus, Jari Jokelainen, Markku Timonen, Maria Hagnaes
Summary: The study found that male dental students had lower levels of empathy compared to male medical students, while also demonstrating a positive correlation between empathy and self-reflection among both groups and genders. Further research in this field is recommended.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yusuke Fukuyasu, Hitomi U. Kataoka, Miwako Honda, Toshihide Iwase, Hiroko Ogawa, Masaru Sato, Mayu Watanabe, Chikako Fujii, Jun Wada, Jennifer DeSantis, Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella
Summary: This six-year longitudinal study showed that participation in communication skills training and Humanitude training programs had significant short-term positive effects for enhancing empathy among medical students, but did not have a sustained effect in the long term.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Stefano Ardenghi, Selena Russo, Marco Bani, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava
Summary: This study investigated the most used coping strategies among Italian medical students and explored gender differences as well as the impact of empathy on coping. The findings showed that females scored higher on social support and transcendent orientation. Empathic concern was positively associated with social support and transcendent orientation. The study suggests that educational and psychological counseling interventions targeting empathy should be implemented in the early years of medical education to help students cope effectively with the emotional distress associated with medical school.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Experimental
Chui-De Chiu, Alfred Pak-Kwan Lo, Frankie Ka-Lun Mak, Kam-Hei Hui, Steven Jay Lynn, Shih-kuen Cheng
Summary: This study provides evidence of a link between self-referential source memory and emotion recognition, suggesting that weakened self-referential source memory may lead to ineffective emotion recognition.
COGNITION & EMOTION
(2023)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Xin Zhang, Hui-fang Pang, Zhiguang Duan
Summary: This study found through meta-analysis that medical humanities programs can improve empathy among medical students and healthcare professionals. Different intervention durations and methods have varying effects on the intervention outcomes.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kelvin C. Y. Leung, Carmelle Peisah
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the literature on the role of group reflective practice in fostering empathy, wellbeing, and professionalism in medical students. The findings showed that reflective practice can bring theory to life in clinical dilemmas, foster collegiality, and support the development of medical students. These findings support the integration of reflective practice into contemporary medical education.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Anne Ulso, Cecilie Valentin Thorngreen, Jens Sondergaard, Christina Maar Andersen
Summary: Danish medical students believe that learning clinical empathy involves applying theoretical knowledge in practice, engaging in interpersonal interactions that elicit positive and negative influences, and transforming new learning discoveries into personalized behaviors.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Helga V. Toriello, J. M. Monica Van de Ridder, Patricia Brewer, Brian Mavis, Renoulte Allen, Cindy Arvidson, Iris Kovar-Gough, Elizabeth Novak, John O'Donnell, Janet Osuch, Brian Ulrich
Summary: The review identified gaps in the literature on emotional intelligence, with key points being: disagreement on the definition of EI, uncertainty about whether EI is a trait or an ability, and variability in instruments used to measure EI. It is suggested that using EI as a component of the admission process may be beneficial, higher EI is likely associated with improved clinical reasoning, and higher EI contributes to more effective stress management.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Shin Ah Kim, Young-Mee Lee, Stephan Hamann, Sang Hee Kim
Summary: This study used a neuroscientific approach to investigate empathy in medical students and found differences in emotional and cognitive empathy towards patients between medical students and nonmedical students. The results indicated that medical students showed decreased activity in the temporoparietal region implicated in mentalizing under the patient perspective condition compared to nonmedical students. This study highlights the cognitive empathy system as the primary locus of brain differences associated with empathy towards patients in medical students.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ana-Raquel Moreira, Maria-Joao Oura, Paulo Santos
Summary: The study evaluated and characterized the stigma on mental diseases in Portuguese sixth-year medical students, finding that personal and family history of mental illness can decrease stigma towards patients.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anne Marie Rieffestahl, Torsten Risor, Hanne O. Mogensen, Susanne Reventlow, Anne Mette Morcke
Summary: Medical students learn from patients with chronic conditions by gaining insights into the patients' perspectives, understanding the diversity of their needs, and realizing the importance of aligning patients' and doctors' viewpoints. However, students may struggle with empathizing with patients during interactions, highlighting the need for guidance to balance professional and personal aspects in encounters.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)