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Empathy as a predictor of burnout syndrome in health professionals of the Colombian Caribbean
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 August 2024
Abstract
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Introduction
Empathy is an essential skill in the doctor-patient relationship since it contributes to improve aspects of health care and patient satisfaction. Nevertheless, burnout research projects have been developed in recent years.
Objectives
To examine the predictive capacity that empathy has on burnout syndrome in health professionals.
Methods
A non-experimental, cross-sectional design was proposed. The type of study was correlational-descriptive since it was sought out to explore a functional relation through the prognosis of a criterion variable. Sample: 200 (100 female and 100 male).
Results
First, the variance of cognitive and Affective Empathy was dug out in the emotional exhaustation criterion scale. Results accounted for 15% of variability in emotional exhaustation. (Corrected R 2 = .15, F = 17,56, p = 0,00). The best predictor of emotional exhaustation refers to Cognitive Empathy. (B = -.27, p = 0.00). It does not seem that Affective Empathy acts as a predictor variable of Emotional Exhaustation. (Table 1).Table 1
Multiple linear regression analysis considering Emotional Exhaustation as a criterion.
| TECA | Corrected R2 | F | B | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Empathy | .15 | 17,5 | -.27** | 0,00 |
| Affective Empathy | -.14 | .13 |
The predictive capacity of Empathy in relation to Depersonalization was estimated (Corrected R 2 = .20, F = 25,4, p = 0.00). Cognitive and affective empathy were included as predictor variables and MBI as a criterion variable (Table 2). On one hand, the best predictor of Depersonalization is the Cognitive Empathy. On the other hand, regarding Affective Empathy, it does not act as a predictor of Depersonalization.Table 2
Multiple linear regression analysis considering Depersonalization as a criterion.
| TECA | Corrected R2 | F | B | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Empathy | .20 | 25,4 | -.32** | 0,00 |
| Affective Empathy | -.15 | .84 |
Lastly, the predictive capacity of Empathy in relation to Personal Achievement was figured out. (Corrected R 2 = .19, F = 23,4, p = 0.00). Cognitive Empathy is the best predictor for Personal Fulfillment (Table 3).Table 3
Multiple linear regression analysis considering Personal Fullfilment as a criterion.
| TECA | Corrected R2 | F | β | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Empathy | .20 | 25,4 | .43** | 0,00 |
| Affective Empathy | .00 | .96 |
Conclusions
It was noticed that through a linear multiple regression analysis, the variable that best explains Emotional Exhaustation is Cognitive Empathy. Those results are replicated for Depersonalization and Personal Fullfilment.
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- European Psychiatry , Volume 67 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2024 , pp. S591
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