Empathy Levels Among Veterinary Medicine Students in Colombia (South America)

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210048
Author(s):  
Marlyn H. Romero ◽  
Leydy Escobar ◽  
Jorge Alberto Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Animal Pain ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Positive Learning Environment ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Composite Scores

Empathy plays an important role in veterinarians’ relationships with their patients, clients, and colleagues. Because it relates to greater clinical competence and facilitates the acquisition of information for diagnosing, prescribing therapies, and identifying and treating animal pain, empathy is an essential competence to be strengthened during professional training. The objective of this study was to evaluate the empathy levels of veterinary medicine students toward people and animals and to identify associated factors. The animal empathy scale and the Davis interpersonal reactivity index were applied through an electronic survey to first-, third-, and fifth-year students ( n = 559) in three veterinarian medical schools in Colombia. A principal components analysis was performed to identify composite scores of human and animal empathy levels. The empathy toward humans total score ranged from 0 to 112, and the empathy toward animals total score was between 22 and 198. The average empathy scores for students were 89.67 ± 9.02 (mean ± SD; range: 60–115) and 115.01 ± 13.41 (mean ± SD; range: 67–165), respectively. The results suggest that empathy scores toward people are acceptable. Gender, university, program type, age, year of study, and diet were significantly associated with empathy levels toward animals. It is proposed that levels of empathy toward animals be strengthened by fostering a positive learning environment, developing ethical and animal welfare competencies, and increasing empathetic contact and hands-on experience with animals during the curriculum.

Teacher Professional Training and Student Academic Performance at an University from Lima, 2016 [Formación Profesional Docente y Rendimiento Académico en Estudiantes de una Universidad de Lima, 2016]

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Jorge Luis Torres Ugaz
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Relationship

This work emphasizes the teaching work in the progress of the educational system. The objective was to determine the relationship between the Teacher Professional Training and the Academic Performance of the students of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of an University of Lima, Perú. The study methodology was correlational, the sample was 6 teachers and 72 students. The teachers were surveyed and the students were evaluated through the minutes. A mean and direct correlation of 44.05% was obtained between the variables studied.

Manual Therapy in Preadolescent Children: A Delphi Investigation of Physical Therapists in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenifer L Dice ◽  
Doug Dendy ◽  
Phillip S Sizer ◽  
Chad E Cook ◽  
Sara Feuling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Manual Therapy ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
The United States ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Craniosacral Therapy ◽  
Barriers To Use ◽  
Composite Scores

ABSTRACT Objective Limited research has investigated the use of manual therapy to treat the preadolescent (0–12 years of age) population with musculoskeletal and neurological impairments. The purpose of this study was to identify the following among physical therapists holding advanced credentials in pediatrics, neurodevelopmental treatment, or manual therapy: (1) consensus regarding effective techniques in the preadolescent population, (2) differences in opinion, and (3) perceived decision-making barriers and factors regarding use of manual therapy techniques. Methods Credentialed physical therapists in the United States were recruited for a 3-round Delphi investigation. An electronic survey in Round 1 identified musculoskeletal and neurological impairments and the manual techniques considered effective to treat such conditions, in addition to factors and barriers. Responses were used to create the second round, during which a 4-point Likert scale was used to score each survey item. A third round of scoring established consensus. Descriptive statistics and composite scores were calculated for each manual technique by impairment. Between-group differences were calculated using Mann–Whitney U with Bonferroni correction. Results Consensus was determined for several concepts. First, neuromuscular techniques were considered effective across all impairments, and joint mobilizations (grades I-IV) were believed to be effective to treat joint and muscle and myofascial impairments. Second, visceral manipulation and craniosacral therapy were considered ineffective in treating most impairments. There was lack of consensus and clear differences of opinion regarding the use of grade V mobilizations and dry needling. Significant barriers to use of manual therapy were: lack of knowledge, lack of evidence, and fear of litigation and harming patients. Conclusion This study is an initial step for developing manual therapy guidelines, research, and educational opportunities regarding manual therapy in pediatric physical therapy.

Exploring Empathy in Student Design Teams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Apfelbaum ◽  
Kendra Sharp ◽  
Andy Dong
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Applied Psychology ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Trait Empathy ◽  
Final Design ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Design Theories

Abstract The objective of this paper is to develop a methodology to better understand behavioral empathy in the design process for the purpose of addressing user needs. To accomplish this, content analysis was conducted on undergraduate student assignments that documented group projects designing a consumer product. Using qualitative data analysis, the assignments and presentations were coded for their levels of behavioral empathy, using a scale that applied psychology and design theories. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index was administered to the students to assess their trait empathy. Results from these two analyses showed little connection between levels of behavioral empathy and self-assessed trait empathy of the student groups. The student assignments did reveal empathic waves that demonstrated comprehension and application of expressed user needs, evidenced by ascending and descending the empathy scale. These results indicate that is it not trait empathy that leads to empathic design, but rather applied empathy in the design process; developing internal empathy is not sufficient if it does not effectively translate user needs to technical requirements in the final design.

scholarly journals Use of case-based or hands-on laboratory exercises with physiology lectures improves knowledge retention, but veterinary medicine students prefer case-based activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee M. McFee ◽  
Andrea S. Cupp ◽  
Jennifer R. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Case Based Learning ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Case Based

Didactic lectures are prevalent in physiology courses within veterinary medicine programs, but more active learning methods have also been utilized. Our goal was to identify the most appropriate learning method to augment the lecture component of our physiology course. We hypothesized that case-based learning would be well received by students and would be more effective at helping them learn physiological concepts compared with more traditional laboratory exercises. In this study, approximately one-half of the laboratory sessions for the two-semester course were dedicated to traditional hands-on laboratory exercises, whereas the remaining one-half of the sessions were dedicated to case-based exercises. The lecture portion of the course was not altered. Student attitudes were evaluated after each session and at the end of each semester via quantitative and qualitative survey questions. Student performance was evaluated using section exams and end-of-semester posttests. The vast majority of survey responses received were positive for both cased-based activities and traditional hands-on laboratories. In addition, participation in both types of active learning activities, but not lecture, was associated with retention of conceptual knowledge based on student performance between the section exams and posttests ( P < 0.002). These results indicate that both case-based learning and laboratory exercises are beneficial learning activities to incorporate into a lecture-based physiology course. However, positive survey responses were significantly greater following case-based activities vs. traditional hands-on laboratories, and only participation in case-based activities resulted in greater student performance on the posttest ( P < 0.04). Therefore, case-based activities may be the preferred supplemental learning activity for veterinary medical physiology.

Alzheimer's Association Quality Care Campaign and professional training initiatives: improving hands-on care for people with dementia in the U.S.A.

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (S1) ◽  
pp. S25-S33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Gould ◽  
Peter Reed
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Distinct Component ◽  
Term Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Care Training

ABSTRACTIn the U.S.A., direct care workers and licensed practical nurses are the professionals who provide the most hands-on care to people with dementia in nursing homes and residential care facilities – yet they do not receive adequate training in dementia care. Dementia care training needs to be universal with all disciplines at all levels of care. Even though there is variability on recommended hours and content, most studies emphasize the importance of dementia care training as a distinct component of required training for any professional or paraprofessional working in long-term care. In 2005, the Alzheimer's Association launched its Quality Care Campaign to improve dementia care through state and federal advocacy; consumer education and empowerment; and staff training. This paper describes the effectiveness of Alzheimer's Association training as measured by knowledge gained and providers' intention to change their behavior immediately after attending the training.Overall, findings indicated that the participants responded positively to evidence-based training in dementia care that emphasized the importance of (i) leadership, (ii) team communication and collaboration, (iii) support and empowerment of direct care staff, (iv) awareness and practice of specific dementia care issues, (v) resident and family involvement in care, and (vi) professional self-care.

scholarly journals Medico-legal documentation of rape or sexual assault: are community-service doctors equipped for the task?

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Lamaine Fouche ◽  
Johan Bezuidenhout ◽  
Chantelle Liebenberg ◽  
Anthonio Oladele Adefuye
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Clinical Forensic Medicine ◽  
Undergraduate Training ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Forensic Practice ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Proper Training

Background: Following upon two-year internship, community-service doctors make mistakes when they deal with evidence of medico-legal examinations in various settings. These mistakes result in alleged perpetrators being released by courts. This study investigated undergraduate clinical forensic medicine training, based on experiences and opinions of community-service doctors. This article focuses on incidents of alleged rape cases only. Methods: The study was a quantitative retrospective cohort study that made use of a questionnaire with an adapted Likert scale. An electronic survey tool was employed to target 150 community-service doctors throughout South Africa. Percentages are used to display results. Results: A response rate of 59.3% was achieved. Although 80% of the participants reported that they had undergraduate training on how to manage alleged rape or sexual assault cases, only 11.4% of the participants had hands-on exposure to an alleged rape case during their undergraduate training. In addition, the majority of the participants (77.1%) never had undergraduate training on how to complete the J88 form. These findings indicate that clinical forensic training in the undergraduate medical programme does not adequately prepare community-service doctors to meet the challenges of clinical forensic practice. The current curriculum should be adapted to address these shortcomings. Conclusions: Perpetrators cannot be convicted if evidence collected cannot stand up in court. Proper training of undergraduate medical students prior to their community-service posting will ensure that medico-legal documentation is completed correctly, leading to the presentation of credible evidence in a court of law in order to ensure successful conviction of alleged perpetrators. Full text of the research articles are available online at www.medpharm.tandfonline.com/ojfp) S Afr Fam Pract 2018; DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1348046

Perception of undergraduate from veterinary medicine course about sustainability in the training of the future veterinarian

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
João Fernando Zamberlan ◽  
Kiara Nicole Jandrey ◽  
Camila Izabel Giacomolli ◽  
Maurício Paulo Batistella Pasini ◽  
Rafael Pivotto Bortolotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
The Future ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship

In the last decades, sustainability has become the subject of many discussions mainly driven by the global concern over climate change and scarcity of natural resources. So, some measures were agreed in the major international rounds on the environment as well as on educationally planning of countries that have established a commitment to integrate sustainability in different educational levels. Hence, the objective of this study was to determine the importance given be by the veterinary medicine students about sustainability in their training. The study is descriptive with quantitative approach where the Likert scale questionnaire with 5 scales was used and applied to students of the last semesters of veterinary medicine in a university. Subsequently the data were tabulated and a general boxplot type graph was elaborated showing the distribution of data. Most students presented a high degree of agreement regarding the relationship between sustainability with professional training. It can be drawn the conclusion that it is important and necessary for the formation of the veterinarian of the future.

Innovative educational university environment: essence and structural components analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Nataliya A. Kotova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Cluster Approach ◽  
Pedagogical Innovation ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Innovative Economy ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

We present a detailed analysis of the essence and structural components of the university innovative educational environment. An essence analysis of the innovative educational university environment contains information about the purposeful process of its formation in both substantive and organizational aspects. This aspect depends on the goals and expected results that contribute to the formation of students’ not only professional knowledge, but also personal qualities necessary in an innovative economy. An analysis of the structural components of the innovative educational university environment is considered taking into account the influence of the ideas of synergetics, the cluster approach and pedagogical innovation studies. We give a detailed description of the substantial changes in the structural components of the innovative educational university environment, upon consideration of which we propose a new structural component - innovative resultative. We present the author’s definition of the innovative educational university environment. We substantiate the special influence of the innovative educational university environment on students, which helps to increase not only the level of professional training of students, but also the development of their personal qualities, which are in demand in the conditions of an innovative economy.

scholarly journals Component Analysis of Future teachers’ Professional training

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
tatyana Khutoryanskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Component Structure ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

The author presents the results of component analysis of professional training for future teachers. We analyze the component structure of professional training for teachers based on interdisciplinary research that allows to identify target, motivational, informative, operational and resultative components. Analysis and systematization of the collected material show the relation between components of professional training and emphasize the main feature of professional training for future teachers, which is integrity. The author concludes that professional training is a personally- and socially- oriented process, which includes purpose definition, formation of motivation, selection of its content and organization of various types of professional activities, the result of which is a full professional competence of future teachers.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Perilaku Bullying terhadap Empati Ditinjau dari Tipe Sekolah

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Isnaini Zakiyyah Arofa ◽  
Hudaniah Hudaniah ◽  
Uun Zulfiana
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
School Type ◽  
Interpersonal Reactivity Index ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Bullying Behavior ◽  
Coeducational School ◽  
Type Of School ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

Semakin tahun perilaku bullying semakin meningkat baik secara verbal, fisik maupun psikologi. Bullying merupakan tindakan intimidasi yang dilakukan pihak yang lebih kuat terhadap pihak yang lebih lemah. Salah satu faktor dari perilaku bullying adalah kemampuan empati yang rendah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan perilaku bullying pada tipe single sex school dan coeducational schools setelah dikendalikan oleh empati. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif uji ancova, dengan skala perilaku bullying dan skala empati Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI. Jumlah subjek sebanyak 385 santri perempuan dengan teknik cluster random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya perbedaan perilaku bullying ditinjau dari tipe sekolah single sex school dan coeducational school setelah dikendalikan oleh empati nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,001 ( P ≤ 0,05 = 0,001 ≤ 0,05). Besaraan sumbagan pengendalian empati terhadap perilaku bullying hanya sebesar 3,3% sisanya dipengaruhi faktor lain yang tidak dijelaskan pada penulis pada penelitian ini. Kata kunci : Perilaku bullying, empati, dan tipe sekolah More years of bullying behavior is increasing both verbally, physically and psychologically. Bullying is an act of intimidation by a stronger party against a weaker party. One factor of bullying behavior is low empathy. The purpose of this study was to find out whether there are differences in bullying behavior on single sex school type and coeducational schools after being controlled by empathy. The method used in this study is quantitative ancova test, with the scale of bullying behavior and empathy scale Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) The number of subjects as much as 385 female santri with cluster random sampling technique.The results showed the differences in bullying behavior in the type of school single sex school And coeducational school after being controlled by empathy significance value of 0.001 (P ≤ 0.05 = 0.001 ≤ 0.05) . In addition, the contribution of empathy control to bullying behavior is only 3.3%. The rest is influenced by other factors not explained to the authors in this study.Keywords: Bullying behavior, empathy, and school type

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