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Table 2 Description of psychosocial measures

From: To be or not to be empathic: the combined role of empathic concern and perspective taking in understanding burnout in general practice

 

Total Sample

Variable

M

SD

Mdn

Range

Burnout (MBI)

    

  Emotional exhaustion

16.86

10.07

15

1–46

  Depersonalization

6.55

4.98

5

0–24

  Personal accomplishment

40.15

6.05

41

20–48

  Burnout

31.26

15.79

29

3–85

Clinical empathy (JSPE)

    

  Perspective taking

53.25

7.87

53

20–70

  Compassionate care

47.72

4.92

47

31–56

  Standing in patients’ shoes

10.83

2.45

11

2–14

  Total score

111.81

10.60

112

84–134

Empathic concern (TEQ)

45.89

5.37

46

24–58

  1. MBI: Maslach Burnout Inventory; JSPE: Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy; TEQ: Toronto Empathy Questionnaire.
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