Table 3.

Frequencies and percentages for different aspects of empathy (2016)

Ability	N	%	Cumulative %
Observe the feelings of others
A great deal	0	0	0
Quite a bit	7	0.14	0.14
Some	14	0.28	0.42
A little	12	0.24	0.66
Not at all	17	0.34	100.0
Total	50	100.0
Understand the feelings of patients and their families
A great deal	0	0	0
Quite a bit	5	0.10	0.10
Some	13	0.26	0.36
A little	13	0.26	0.62
Not at all	19	0.38	100.0
Total	50	0.100
Feel the suffering of others
A great deal	1	0.2	0.2
Quite a bit	3	0.6	0.8
Some	11	0.22	0.30
A little	14	0.28	0.58
Not at all	21	42.0	100.0
Total	50	100.0