The Association Between Well-Being and Empathy in Medical Residents: A Cross-Sectional Survey
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Personal well-being is positively linked to empathy in medical residents. Enhancing resident well-being may foster greater empathy, a crucial skill for physician competency and medical training.
Area Of Science
- Medical Education
- Psychology
- Physician Well-being
Background
- Empathy is a critical component of physician competency.
- Medical training aims to develop empathy in future physicians.
- Understanding factors influencing empathy is essential for effective medical education.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the association between personal well-being and empathy in medical residents.
- To identify potential confounders influencing this relationship.
- To inform strategies for enhancing empathy in medical training.
Main Methods
- A cross-sectional study involving 407 medical residents from various US programs.
- Utilized the modified existential well-being subscale of the spiritual well-being scale for well-being assessment.
- Employed the Jefferson Scale of Empathy to measure empathy levels.
Main Results
- A significant positive correlation was found between well-being and empathy (p < 0.001), even after adjusting for confounders.
- Age, gender, specialty, and work-hours were significant contributors to empathy.
- The year in residency was not a statistically significant factor for empathy scores after controlling for other variables.
Conclusions
- Personal well-being is associated with higher empathy levels in medical and surgical residents.
- Interventions aimed at improving resident well-being may enhance empathy.
- Fostering well-being is a potential strategy to cultivate essential physician competencies.
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