Empathy in Professor of a Educational Institution in Metropolitan Lima; [Empatía en Profesores de una Institución Educativa en Lima Metropolitana]

Abstract

Introduction: empathy is one of the qualities that health professionals must possess, which allows them to improve their relationship with the patient and in turn the care to be performed. Objective: to determine empathy in Professor of an Educational Institution in Metropolitan Lima. Methods: It is a quantitative, descriptive-cross-sectional study with a population of 102 Professor who developed a questionnaire of sociodemographic aspects and the Jefferson Medical Empathy Scale. Results: In their results, we observed that 26,5 % (n=27) have a low level of empathy, 25,5 % (n=26) moderate low level, 24,5 % (n=25) moderate high level and 23,5 % (n=24) high level of empathy. Conclusions: In conclusion, training in nurses should be improved, since it will allow quality and humanized care in the patient. © 2024; Los autores.