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International Journal of Medical Education | 2013

An assessment of dental students' empathy levels in Malaysia

Muneer Gohar Babar; Hanan Omar; Lee P. Lim; Saad A. Khan; Shahid Mitha; Sf Ahmad; Syed Shahzad Hasan

Objectives To examine the validity and reliability of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Care Provider Student version (JSE-HPS) in a sample of dental students in Malaysia, with the secondary aim of assessing empathy levels in first to final year dental students in public and private universities in Malaysia. Methods The JSE-HPS was administered to 582 first to fifth (final) year dental students; 441 were enrolled at two public universities and 141 at a private university in Malaysia. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS® version 18. Results The JSE-HPS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.70). A three-factor solution emerged and included ‘perspective taking’, ‘compassionate care’ and ‘standing in patient’s shoes’ factors, accounting for 27.7%, 13.9%, and 6.3% of the variance, respectively. The total mean empathy score was 84.11±9.80, where the actual scores ranged from a low of 22.05 to a high of 133.35. Overall, male students (84.97±11.12) were more empathic than female students (83.78±9.24). Fourth-year students were more empathic than students in other undergraduate years, and public university students had significantly higher mean empathy score compared to those enrolled at a private university (84.74 versus 82.13, p=0.001). Conclusions This study confirms the construct validity and internal consistency of the JSE-HPS for measuring empathy in dental students. Empathy scores among students vary depending on type of university and year of study. Future studies, preferably longitudinal in design should explore changes in empathy among dental students during progression through undergraduate courses.


International Journal of Medical Education | 2015

Perceived sources of stress among Malaysian dental students.

Muneer Gohar Babar; Syed Shahzad Hasan; Yong J. Ooi; Syed Imran Ahmed; Pei S Wong; Sf Ahmad; Nik M. MNM-Rosdy; Normaliza Ab Malik


International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives | 2012

Tensile bond strengths of silicone soft liners to two chemically different denture base resins

Omar Hilal Bayati; Norsiah Yunus; Sf Ahmad


European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare | 2017

Tomorrow’s doctors and dentists in Malaysia: empathic or indifferent?

Muneer Gohar Babar; Syed Shahzad Hasan; Lee Ping Lim; Phei June Lim; Nik Mohd Mazuan Nik Mohd Rosdy; Sf Ahmad


Archive | 2011

Effect of Disinfectant and Impression trays on the Dimensional Stability of Alginate Impression

Sf Ahmad


Archive | 2010

Bond strength of soft liners to chemically different denture base polymers.

Norsiah Yunus; O.H. Bayati; Sf Ahmad


Archive | 2009

Removable Partial Denture Practice by General Dental Practitioner.

Sf Ahmad


Archive | 2009

Comparison of Vertical Displacement of Distal-Extension Ridge among Different Locations

Sf Ahmad


Archive | 2009

Tensile bond strengths of silicone-based soft liners to denture base polymer.

Sf Ahmad


Archive | 2009

Variations in mucosal displacement of distal-extension ridges by three different impression techniques.

Sf Ahmad

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Muneer Gohar Babar

International Medical University

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Syed Shahzad Hasan

International Medical University

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Hanan Omar

International Medical University

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Lee P. Lim

International Medical University

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Lee Ping Lim

International Medical University

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Omar Hilal Bayati

International Medical University

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Pei S Wong

International Medical University

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Phei June Lim

International Medical University

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