An Epidemiological Study on Empathy and its Correlates: A Cross-sectional Assessment among Medical Students of a Government Medical College of India

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Authors

Bijit Biswas · All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health

Anima Haldar · Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital

Aparajita Dasgupta · All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health

Nazrul Mallick · All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health

Anubrata Karmakar · All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health

Abstract

Empathy level of medical students of our study was quite low compared to other studies conducted outside India. Empathy eroded with semester, which supports earlier pieces of evidence in this regard.

Topics & Keywords

Empathy and Medical Education Innovations in Medical Education Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volume 40, Issue 4, pp. 364-369

DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_109_18

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