A Comparison of Four Empathy Instruments in Simulated Patient-Medical Student Interactions.

Jarski, Robert W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ322372

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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A Comparison of Four Empathy Instruments in Simulated Patient-Medical Student Interactions.

Jarski, Robert W.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v60 n7 p545-52 Jul 1985

Scores for measures of empathy on four instruments (hornblow scale, Hogan's empathy scale, the Carkhuff-Truax emphathic understanding scale, and the Barrett-Lennard relationship inventory) were found to be highly intercorrelated when based on observed student behavior. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Empathy, Higher Education, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence, Measurement Techniques, Medical Students, Physician Patient Relationship, Simulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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