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Table 1 Characteristics of medical students who completed at both time points one and two* (TP1 & 2) and time point one only (TP1)

From: A longitudinal study of empathy in pre-clinical and clinical medical students and clinical supervisors

 

Year 1 (n = 140)

Year 2 (n = 52)

Year 3 (n = 43)

Year 4 (n = 46)

 

Completed TP1 & 2 (n = 15)

Completed** TP1 (n = 125)

Completed TP1 & 2 (n = 16)

Completed TP1 (n = 36)

Completed TP1 & 2 (n = 10)

Completed TP1 (n = 33)

Completed TP1 & 2 (n = 12)

Completed TP1 (n = 34)

Age at TP1 (years)

26.7 ± 6.6

24.1 ± 4.2

30.1 ± 7.1

25.8 ± 4.7

32.1 ± 7.5

27.5 ± 5.7

27.5 ± 5.2

28.1 ± 5.6

Gender (female, %)

9 (60.0 %)

68 (55.3 %)

11 (68.8 %)

17 (47.2 %)

7 (70.0 %)

21 (63.6 %)

8 (66.7 %)

22 (64.7 %)

Year 3 Site

FMC Traditional blocks

-

-

-

-

3 (30.0 %)

5 (15.2 %)

2 (16.7 %)

11 (32.4 %)

Alternative year 3 programs

-

-

-

-

7 (70 %)

28 (84.8 %)

10 (83.3 %)

23 (67.6 %)

Number (%) of students with previous clinical experience

4 (26.7 %)

24 (19.2 %)

6 (37.5 %)

12 (33.3 %)

4 (40.0 %)

6 (18.2 %)

5 (41.7 %)

9 (25.7 %)

Empathy

Time 1 JSE

112.3 ± 9.6b

110.8 ± 10.8

115.6 ± 7.9

115.2 ± 9.3

116.3 ± 12.1

115.6 ± 10.3

114.4 ± 8.4

113.9 ± 10.5

Time 2 JSE

102.8 ± 17.7a,b

-

115.7 ± 11.0a

-

111.1 ± 6.5

-

112.2 ± 9.2

-

  1. *A small number of students who completed the survey at time point 2 only are not included in this table
  2. **Note: Each column headed ‘completed TP1’ excludes any participants who participated at both TP1 and TP2 (which are specified in the alternate column/s)
  3. a-bp < .05