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The association between empathy and artistic practice : a cross-sectional study with medical students
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Introdução: A empatia é essencial à prática clínica e as artes liberais têm sido incorporadas nos currículos médicos para a promover. Contudo, a associação entre a empatia e a prática artística fora do currículo médico carece de estudo. Este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a associação entre a empatia de estudantes de medicina e a sua participação em atividades artísticas. Métodos: Estudantes de medicina matriculados em 11 escolas médicas Portuguesas foram convidados a preencher um inquérito online. Este inquérito incluía questões acerca da sua prática artística, e o Índice de Reatividade Interpessoal (IRI) para avaliar empatia. Resultados: Ao todo, 450 estudantes completaram o questionário. 158 estudantes (35.11%) estavam envolvidos em atividades artísticas, 118 dos quais praticavam música (74.68%). Os estudantes envolvidos em atividades artísticas demonstraram pontuações significativamente mais altas na subscala Fantasia comparativamente aos seus pares. Os estudantes envolvidos em múltiplas atividades artísticas demonstraram pontuações significativamente mais altas no IRI global, bem como nas subscalas Preocupação Empática e Fantasia, comparativamente aos estudantes envolvidos numa só atividade. Para além disso, os estudantes que iniciaram a sua atividade artística mais cedo tenderam a demonstrar pontuações significativamente mais altas no IRI global e na subscala Preocupação Empática. Conclusões: Os nossos achados revelam uma associação positiva entre a prática artística e a empatia dos estudantes de medicina. Recomenda-se mais investigação para clarificar esta associação, informando potenciais revisões do currículo médico.
Background: Empathy is essential to medical practice, and efforts to cultivate it often include incorporating liberal arts into medical curricula to promote it. However, the association between empathy and engagement in artistic practice beyond the medical curricula remains unclear. This study aims to assess the association between medical students´ empathy and their engagement in artistic activities. Methods: Students enrolled at 11 Portuguese medical schools were invited to participate in an online survey. The survey included questions about their artistic practice, and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to measure empathy. Results: A total of 450 medical students completed the survey. 158 students (35.11%) were actively engaged in the arts, 118 of which practiced music (74.68%). Participants involved in artistic activities demonstrated significantly higher scores in the Fantasy subscale compared to their peers. Participants engaged in multiple artistic activities scored significantly higher in overall IRI, as well as in Empathic Concern and Fantasy subscales, compared to those practicing only one artistic activity. Moreover, participants who began their artistic practice earlier tended to achieve higher scores in overall IRI and on the Empathic Concern subscale. Conclusions: Our findings highlight a positive association between artistic practice and empathy levels among medical students. Further research is recommended to clarify this association, potentially informing revisions to medical school curricula.
Background: Empathy is essential to medical practice, and efforts to cultivate it often include incorporating liberal arts into medical curricula to promote it. However, the association between empathy and engagement in artistic practice beyond the medical curricula remains unclear. This study aims to assess the association between medical students´ empathy and their engagement in artistic activities. Methods: Students enrolled at 11 Portuguese medical schools were invited to participate in an online survey. The survey included questions about their artistic practice, and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to measure empathy. Results: A total of 450 medical students completed the survey. 158 students (35.11%) were actively engaged in the arts, 118 of which practiced music (74.68%). Participants involved in artistic activities demonstrated significantly higher scores in the Fantasy subscale compared to their peers. Participants engaged in multiple artistic activities scored significantly higher in overall IRI, as well as in Empathic Concern and Fantasy subscales, compared to those practicing only one artistic activity. Moreover, participants who began their artistic practice earlier tended to achieve higher scores in overall IRI and on the Empathic Concern subscale. Conclusions: Our findings highlight a positive association between artistic practice and empathy levels among medical students. Further research is recommended to clarify this association, potentially informing revisions to medical school curricula.
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Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 2024
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Empatia Arte Estudantes de medicina