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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery

Background:

  • Physician empathy is crucial for effective patient relationships.
  • Previous assumptions suggest contrasting empathy levels between surgeons and psychiatrists.
  • Investigating empathy differences can inform medical training and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare cognitive and emotional empathy levels in surgeons and psychiatrists.
  • To examine the correlation between empathy measures and physician-specific empathy.
  • To determine the influence of gender, experience, and career choice on empathy.

Main Methods:

  • Empathy was assessed using the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE).
  • Cognitive empathy was measured with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test Revised (RME-R6).
  • Emotional empathy was evaluated using the Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale (BEES).

Main Results:

  • Male psychiatrists scored significantly higher on the JSPE than male surgeons.
  • Psychiatrists with analytical training showed higher JSPE scores than those with behavioral training.
  • Both cognitive (RME-R6) and emotional (BEES) empathy correlated positively with physician empathy (JSPE).

Conclusions:

  • Male psychiatrists exhibit higher levels of physician-specific empathy compared to male surgeons.
  • Empathy levels may be influenced by specialization and training approach.
  • Further research is warranted to understand the impact of general medical training on empathy development.