PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kajua B Lor
AU  - Julie T Truong
AU  - Eric J Ip
AU  - Mitchell J Barnett
TI  - A Randomized Prospective Study on Outcomes of an Empathy Intervention among Second-year Student Pharmacists
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe79218
DP  - 2015 Mar 25
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 18
VI  - 79
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/79/2/18.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/79/2/18.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2015 Mar 25; 79
AB  - Objective. To determine the impact of a single, 3-day intervention on empathy levels as measured by the validated Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students version (JSE-HPS).Methods. Forty second-year student pharmacists were recruited to participate in a non-blinded prospective study. Subjects were randomized to an intervention group (n=20) or control group (n=20) and completed the JSE-HPS at baseline, 7 days postintervention, and 90 days postintervention. The intervention group consisted of a 3-day simulation, each day including a designated activity with loss of dominant hand usage, vision, and speech.Results. The 3-day simulation increased empathy levels in the intervention group compared to the control group 7 days postintervention (p=0.035). However, there were no effects on empathy levels 90 days postintervention (p=0.38).Conclusion. Empathy scores increased but were not sustained in the long-term with a 3-day empathy intervention.