Journal of Medical Education and Development

fa همدلی و خودکارآمدی ارتباط بین‌فردی در کارورزان پزشکی: یک مطالعه مقطعی Medical Interns’ Empathy and Self-Efficacy in Interpersonal Communication with Patients at Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences روانشناسي Psychology پژوهشي Research مقدمه: همدلی و خودکارآمدی در ارتباط با بیماران از مهارت‌های حیاتی پزشکان است و بر فرایند درمان و رضایت بیماران اثرگذار است. هدف مطالعه حاضر تعیین سطح همدلی و خودکارآمدی ارتباط بین‌فردی کارورزان پزشکی در برخورد با بیماران بود. روش بررسی: پژوهش حاضر یک مطالعه توصیفی–تحلیلی مقطعی است که در میان کارورزان پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید صدوقی یزد در سال تحصیلی ۱۴۰۰ تا ۱۴۰۱ انجام شد. داده‌ها به‌صورت سرشماری و الکترونیکی از طریق دو ابزار معتبر شامل «مقیاس همدلی جفرسون» و «پرسشنامه خودکارآمدی ارتباط بین‌فردی» جمع‌آوری و تحلیل گردید. یافته‌ها: از مجموع ۱۸۰ پرسشنامه، ۱۶۰ مورد قابل تحلیل بود (میانگین سنی: ۲۵/۳۶±۱/۲۲ سال). میانگین نمره همدلی ۵۴/۳۱±۷/۵۰ و میانگین خودکارآمدی ارتباطی ۸۶/۹۹±۷/۵۱ بود. همدلی در مردان به‌طور معنی‌داری بیش از زنان بود (01/0 = P)، اما بین متغیرهای سن، معدل، و سال تحصیل تفاوت معناداری مشاهده نشد. شرکت در دوره آموزش مهارت‌های ارتباطی با سطح بالاتر همدلی ارتباط داشت. نتیجه‌گیری: سطح همدلی و خودکارآمدی ارتباطی کارورزان مطلوب است. با توجه به اثر مثبت آموزش مهارت‌های ارتباطی بر همدلی، پیشنهاد می‌شود، گنجاندن رسمی این دوره‌ها در برنامه آموزشی دانشجویان پزشکی مورد توجه قرار گیرد.   Introduction: Empathy and self-efficacy in communication with patients are critical skills for physicians and significantly influence the treatment process and patient satisfaction. This study aimed to assess the levels of empathy and interpersonal communication self-efficacy among medical interns. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on medical interns of Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during the 2021–2022 academic year. Data were collected electronically using a demographic questionnaire, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, and the Interpersonal Communication Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and linear regression. Results: Out of 180 distributed questionnaires, 160 were completed (response rate = 88.9%). The mean age of participants was 25.36 ± 1.22 years. The mean empathy and communication self-efficacy scores were 54.31 ± 7.50 and 86.99 ± 7.51, respectively. Male interns had significantly higher empathy scores than females (P = 0.01). Participation in communication skills training was also significantly associated with empathy. No significant differences were observed for age, grade point average, or academic year. Conclusion: The empathy and communication self-efficacy levels of the interns were desirable. Given the positive effect of communication skills training on empathy, it is recommended that such courses be formally incorporated into the medical curriculum. Keywords: Empathy; Self-efficacy; Medical interns; Communication skills; Patient interaction Introduction: Empathy and self-efficacy in communication with patients are critical skills for physicians and significantly influence the treatment process and patient satisfaction. This study aimed to assess the levels of empathy and interpersonal communication self-efficacy among medical interns. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on medical interns of Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran, during the 2021–2022 academic year. Data were collected electronically using a demographic questionnaire, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, and the Interpersonal Communication Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and linear regression. Results: Out of 180 distributed questionnaires, 160 were completed (response rate = 88.9%). The mean age of participants was 25.36 ± 1.22 years. The mean empathy and communication self-efficacy scores were 54.31 ± 7.50 and 86.99 ± 7.51, respectively. Male interns had significantly higher empathy scores than females (P = 0.01). Participation in communication skills training was also significantly associated with empathy. No significant differences were observed for age, grade point average, or academic year. Conclusion: The empathy and communication self-efficacy levels of the interns were desirable. Given the positive effect of communication skills training on empathy, it is recommended that such courses be formally incorporated into the medical curriculum.   همدلی, خودکارآمدی ارتباط بین‌فردی, کارورز پزشکی, آموزش پزشکی Empathy, Self-efficacy, Medical interns, Communication skills, Patient interaction 1451 1466 http://jmed.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1532-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mahdiyeh Shakibaei مهدیه شکیبایی Termeshakibaei2014@gmail.com No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یزد Zanireh salimi زنیره سلیمی zaniresalimi@yahoo.com No Mashhad University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد mohammadamin fotouhi ardakani محمدامین فتوحی اردکانی mohammadamin5962@gmail.com No Mashhad University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد Parwane Rashidpour پروانه رشیدپور parvanerashidpour@gmail.com No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یزد Reza Bidaki رضا بیدکی Reza_bidaki@yahoo.com No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یزد Seyyed Mojtaba Yasini Ardakani سید مجتبی یاسینی اردکانی Smya1960@gmail.com No Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یزد Fatemeh Keshmiri فاطمه کشمیری Keshmiri1395@gmail.com Yes Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یزد