Levels of empathy in undergraduate midwifery students: An Australian cross-sectional study

Women and Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-84

  McKenna, Lisa ^a   Boyle, Malcolm ^a   Brown, Ted ^a   Williams, Brett ^a   Molloy, Andrew ^a   Lewis, Belinda ^a   Molloy, Liz ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Empathy; Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy Health Professional (JSPE HP) version; Medical Condition Regard Scale (MCRS); Midwifery; Student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JEFFERSON SCALE OF PHYSICIAN EMPATHY HEALTH PROFESSIONAL VERSION; MEDICAL CONDITION REGARD SCALE; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79955539533     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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