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RAMOS RANGEL, Yamila; LIWE PLACERES, Sunsen; RAYA ALVAREZ, Diamela  y  RIVERO CORDERO, Meybi. Empathy in students of Stomatology of the Medical University of Cienfuegos. Medisur [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.2, pp.241-250. ISSN 1727-897X.

Foundation: Encouraging empathy in dentistry students is an unavoidable need that can not be postponed. Objective: To relate the global empathy and its dimensions between two groups of first and third year dentistry students of the Medical University of Cienfuegos. Methods: A descriptive-correlational cross-sectional research was carried out on a sample of 50 students (25 first and 25 third) who were intentionally selected from the training years and in a simple random manner for the participants of each group. Socio-demographic data and Jefferson’s Empathy Medical Scale, Student version or "S" were used. Results: Women (84%), ages 18-19 (first year), 20 and 21 (third year) predominated. Global upper empathy in third year students was (86, 69%) in relation to the first year (84.52%). There was a direct and very strong correlation between global empathy and compassionate care in both years. In the first year the partnership was good and strong between taking perspective, caring with compassion and putting yourself in the other’s place, in the third year between taking perspective and caring with compassion. Conclusion: The behaviour of global empathy and the correlation between its dimensions did not show significant differences between the first and third years, as should be logical. Therefore, taking into account that Dentistry, as a professional discipline, demands patient centred quality care and the development of empathic attitudes in students, it is a need to deepen on the factors that are affecting the development or decline of empathy dimensions in a progressive way in these students in future research.

Palabras clave : empathy; students, dental.

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