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Empathy Levels Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Karachi, Pakistan - a Cross-sectional Study

Sponsor
Ziauddin University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT05736276
Collaborator
(none)
463
Enrollment
1
Location
1.9
Actual Duration (Months)
238.9
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Empathy is a concept native to the field of medicine. However, over the course of medical school, empathy levels are expected to decline. The aim of this study was to assess the empathy levels amongst medical students in relation to their year of study and specialties of choice in the future. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess empathy levels among students from medical colleges in Karachi, Pakistan, using an online survey. The total duration of the study was two months. The authors analyzed the data using SPSS version 20. A total of 463 undergraduate medical students participated in this survey.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    463 participants
    Observational Model:
    Other
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Empathy Levels Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Karachi, Pakistan - a Cross-sectional Study
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Jun 1, 2022
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jul 30, 2022
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Jul 30, 2022

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Empathy score on the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) [June 2022 - July 2022]

      The total score range of the JSE is 20-140. Each factor of the questionnaire attributes to both positive and negatively phrased questions with '1' signifying 'strongly disagree' and '7' signifying 'strongly agree'.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    17 Years to 24 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • undergraduate medical students
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • all the remaining population

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Ziauddin University Karachi Sindh Pakistan 75600

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Ziauddin University

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Ziauddin University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT05736276
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 0110721MNY5
    First Posted:
    Feb 21, 2023
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 21, 2023
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2023
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Ziauddin University
    empathy
    medical students
    Pakistan
    surveys and questionnaires
    observational study

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 21, 2023