Hekimlerin Empatik Özelliklerinin Ölçümü Ve Bu Ölçümlerin Demografik Değişkenlere Göre Değişimi

Yıl 2010, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3, 505 - 516, 01.09.2010

A. Kadir Teke Ekrem Cengiz , Cesim Demir

Öz

Empathy is the capacity to recognize or understand another’s state of mind or emotion It is often characterized as the ability to put oneself into another’s shoes or to in some way experience the outlook or emotions of another being within oneself The importance of empathy is more apparent in professions like medicine In this study it is aimed to determine the empathy levels of physicians and to investigate whether these vary by demographic factors As a result it is demonstrated that the empathy level of physicians is determined by two factors named 8220;posit 8221; and 8220;emotional approach 8221; Furthermore it is suggested that the empathy level differs by gender years of practice position age and department variables Keywords: Empathy Physician Empathy Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy

Anahtar Kelimeler

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Hekimlerin Empatik Özelliklerinin Ölçümü Ve Bu Ölçümlerin Demografik Değişkenlere Göre Değişimi

Öz

Empati bir kişinin kendini karşısındaki kişinin yerine koyarak olaylara onun bakış açısı ile bakması o kişinin duygu ve düşüncelerini doğru olarak anlaması ve bu durumu iletmesi sürecidir Hekimlik mesleği gibi insanla bire bir ilişkili mesleklerde empatinin önemi daha fazla hissedilmektedir Bu araştırmada hekimlerin empati kurma seviyeleri belirlenmeye çalışılmış ve elde edilen empati kurma özelliği seviyesinin değişik demografik değişkenlere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediği irdelenmiştir Araştırma sonucunda hekimlerin empati kurma düzeyini belirleyen 8220;yerine koyma 8221; ve 8220;duygusal yaklaşım 8221; adlı iki faktörün olduğu tespit edilmiştir Bunun yanı sıra hekimlerin empati kurma düzeyinin cinsiyete çalışma süresine statüye yaşa ve branş değişkenine göre farklılık gösterdiği bulunmuştur Anahtar Kelimeler: Empati Hekim Empatisi Jefferson Hekim Empati Ölçeği

Anahtar Kelimeler

Empati, Hekim Empatisi, Jefferson Hekim Empati Ölçeği

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