Open AccessEmpathy among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study in one Malaysian public medical school
Author(s) -
Mainul Haque,
Bidyadhar Sa,
Anwarul Azim Majumder,
Zahirul Islam,
Nur Syamirah Aishah Binti Othman,
Siti Nur Najihah Binti Lutfi,
Golam Kibria,
Abdus Salam,
Mohd Hafizi Bin Ismail,
Shahidah Leong Binti Abdullah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_57_17
Subject(s) - empathy , medicine , cross sectional study , family medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , pathology
Empathy is one of the cardinal components for physician-patient relationships, optimal outcomes in patient care, improved patient satisfaction, greater adherence to therapy, and lower malpractice liability. It is also considered an essential quality for health-care professionals to practice medicine. The aim of the present study was to assess the empathy level of medical students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) National Defense University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.