Figure 4: Attitudes towards empathy in the context of medical care
We used the German student version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE-S) to assess students’ perceived relevance of empathy in the context of specific patient care situations. The mean total JSPS-S scores of the students from semesters 1, 3 and ≥5 are plotted (possible range score is 20-140 with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes towards empathy). Error bars indicate the standard error of the mean (SEM). *p<.016 (α level adjusted at 0.016 for multiple testing).