A study of empathy levels among nursing interns: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Empathy is one of the therapeutic communication techniques used to help the client feel better. However, there are a few studies have investigated level of empathy among enrollers at nursing colleges. The aim was to examine the level of self-reported empathy among nursing interns.

Methods

The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional in nature. A total of 135 nursing interns fill in the Interpersonal Reactivity Index from August to October 2022. Data was analyzed through the SPSS program. An independent -sample t-test and one way- ANOVA was used to explore differences in the degree of empathy with respect to academic and sociodemographic factors.

Results

The results of this study showed that nursing interns showed a mean level of empathy of 67.46 (SD = 18.86

SUBMITTER: Ghazwani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature