How does a meditation course impact on the empathy level of medical students?
Catarucci, Fernanda Martin; Bruno, Vânia Hercília Talarico; Habimorad, Pedro H. l; Rossi, Talita Cardoso; Patricio, Karina Pavão.
Psicosom. psiquiatr
; (esp): 15-15, jun. 2017.
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| MTYCI | ID: biblio-947614
Objective:
To investigate the empathy levels throughout the years of graduation on medical students before and after a course of Stress Reduction and Empathy Development (REDEMED). METHODThe course was comprised of eight two hour meetings, where meditation practices and group activities focused on interpersonal skills were proposed. Thirty-one students who completed the course composed the active group, while 29 students were in the control group. RESULTSThe mean scores of the JSE-S for the active group before and after the course were, respectively 1st year 118.5 and 123; 2nd year 120 and 124; 3rd year 123 and 126; 4th year 122.5 and 131; 5th and 6th years 128 and 127. In the control group, the mean initial scores and the scores after 9 weeks were 1st year 120.5 and 115; 2nd year 115 and 118; 3rd year 114 and 116; 4th 111.5 and 114.5; 5th and 6th years 116 and 115. When analyzing by graduation year, the first year of medical school was the only group that presented a significant difference in change of JSE-S (p 0.001) when compared to the control group of the same year. DISCUSSION Completing the REDEMED course proved to be effective in the development of empathy among students.(AU)
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