Empathy and COVID-19: Study in Professionals and Students of the Social Health Field in Ecuador

Cañas-Lerma, A.J.; Cuartero-Castañer, M.E.; Mascialino, G.; Hidalgo-Andrade, P.

dc.contributor.author	Cañas-Lerma, A.J.
dc.contributor.author	Cuartero-Castañer, M.E.
dc.contributor.author	Mascialino, G.
dc.contributor.author	Hidalgo-Andrade, P.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-31T07:39:14Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-31T07:39:14Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11201/164376
dc.description.abstract	Empathy plays a fundamental role in health related occupations. In this study, we analysed empathy levels in professionals (117) and students (170) from various healthcare fields in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index was used in an online survey. The results show high levels of empathy in both groups, influenced by age and gender. The students presented higher levels of personal distress, and their age was negatively correlated to empathy. Additionally, professionals working in physical health scored higher levels of personal distress compared to those in the field of emotional health. COVID-19 has placed social health systems in great stress. Despite this, the personal capacities for empathy of both students and health professionals have not been diminished
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dc.relation.isformatof	Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010338
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 2021, vol. 18, num. 1, p. 338
dc.rights	cc-by (c) Cañas-Lerma, A.J. et al., 2021
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.classification	Filosofia
dc.subject.classification	36 - Benestar i problemes socials. Treball social. Ajuda social. Vivenda. Assegurances
dc.subject.other	Philosophy
dc.subject.other	36 - Safeguarding the mental and material necessities of life Social work. Social aid. Housing. Insurance
dc.title	Empathy and COVID-19: Study in Professionals and Students of the Social Health Field in Ecuador
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.date.updated	2024-01-31T07:39:15Z
dc.subject.keywords	empathy
dc.subject.keywords	covid-19
dc.subject.keywords	attitude of health personnel
dc.subject.keywords	Ecuador
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010338